diff --git a/exe/pyinstaller/aws.spec b/exe/pyinstaller/aws.spec
index eb35333ec4ca..6a5f34c657ed 100644
--- a/exe/pyinstaller/aws.spec
+++ b/exe/pyinstaller/aws.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ aws_a = Analysis(['../../bin/aws'],
              datas=[],
              hiddenimports=[],
              hookspath=['.'],
-             runtime_hooks=[],
+             runtime_hooks=['pyi_rth_pkg_resources_warning.py'],
              excludes=['cmd', 'code', 'pdb'],
              win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
              win_private_assemblies=False,
diff --git a/exe/pyinstaller/aws_completer.spec b/exe/pyinstaller/aws_completer.spec
index 5d114e39b8d4..5279aaafce83 100644
--- a/exe/pyinstaller/aws_completer.spec
+++ b/exe/pyinstaller/aws_completer.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ completer_a = Analysis(['../../bin/aws_completer'],
              datas=[],
              hiddenimports=[],
              hookspath=['.'],
-             runtime_hooks=[],
+             runtime_hooks=['pyi_rth_pkg_resources_warning.py'],
              excludes=['cmd', 'code', 'pdb'],
              win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
              win_private_assemblies=False,
diff --git a/exe/pyinstaller/hook-awscli.py b/exe/pyinstaller/hook-awscli.py
index c0a8dc6389d7..93e437ab927b 100644
--- a/exe/pyinstaller/hook-awscli.py
+++ b/exe/pyinstaller/hook-awscli.py
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
     'pipes',
     'colorama',
     'awscli.handlers',
-    # NOTE: This can be removed once this hidden import issue related to
-    # setuptools and PyInstaller is resolved:
-    # https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/1963
-    'pkg_resources.py2_warn',
 ]
 
 imports_for_legacy_plugins = hooks.collect_submodules(
diff --git a/exe/pyinstaller/pyi_rth_pkg_resources_warning.py b/exe/pyinstaller/pyi_rth_pkg_resources_warning.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..235132996a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exe/pyinstaller/pyi_rth_pkg_resources_warning.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"). You
+# may not use this file except in compliance with the License. A copy of
+# the License is located at
+#
+#     http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0/
+#
+# or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is
+# distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
+# ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
+# language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+
+# PyInstaller runtime hook to suppress the pkg_resources deprecation
+# warning introduced in setuptools >= 81. This hook runs early in the
+# PyInstaller bootstrap process, before pkg_resources is imported by
+# any other runtime hook or application code.
+# See: https://github.com/aws/aws-cli/issues/10065
+import warnings
+
+warnings.filterwarnings(
+    'ignore',
+    message='pkg_resources is deprecated as an API',
+    category=UserWarning,
+)