diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05e47a2f..38e5918e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - UI
   - regression from `0.10.6`:  "name" filter not working for packages whose names contain the typed words 
 
+### Distribution
+- AppImage: using the latest Python standards to build and install bauh (using `build` and `installer` packages)
+
 ## [0.10.6] 2023-12-23
 ### Features
   - new **verified** filter for the management table
diff --git a/linux_dist/appimage/AppImageBuilder.yml b/linux_dist/appimage/AppImageBuilder.yml
index f0b5ad5c..f9b360df 100755
--- a/linux_dist/appimage/AppImageBuilder.yml
+++ b/linux_dist/appimage/AppImageBuilder.yml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ script:
   - wget https://github.com/vinifmor/bauh/archive/${BAUH_VERSION}.tar.gz || exit 1
   - tar -xf ${BAUH_VERSION}.tar.gz || exit 1
   - cd bauh-${BAUH_VERSION} || exit 1
-  - rm pyproject.toml || exit 1  # not using the new project file definition for now
-  - BAUH_SETUP_NO_REQS=1 pip3 install . --prefix=/usr --root=../AppDir || exit 1
+  - rm setup.cfg setup.py requirements.txt || exit 1  # removing the outdated installation files
+  - python3 -m build --wheel --no-isolation || exit 1
+  - python3 -m installer --destdir=../AppDir --prefix=/usr dist/*.whl || exit 1
   - test -e ../AppDir/usr/bin/bauh || exit 1
   - cp bauh/view/resources/img/logo.svg ../AppDir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/bauh.svg || exit 1
   - cp bauh/desktop/bauh.desktop ../AppDir/usr/share/applications || exit 1
 
-
 AppDir:
   path: ./AppDir
 
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ AppDir:
     exec: /usr/bin/python3
     exec_args: "$APPDIR/usr/bin/bauh $@"
 
-
   apt:
     arch: amd64
     sources:
@@ -42,12 +41,12 @@ AppDir:
       - sqlite3
       - xdg-utils
     exclude:
-        - dpkg
-        - apt
-        - aptitude
-        - python3-pip
-        - python3-setuptools
-        - python3-distutils
+      - dpkg
+      - apt
+      - aptitude
+      - python3-pip
+      - python3-setuptools
+      - python3-distutils
 
   after_bundle:
       - pip3 install pyqt5==5.15.10 --prefix=/usr --root=AppDir || exit 1
diff --git a/linux_dist/appimage/Dockerfile b/linux_dist/appimage/Dockerfile
index 8c77f71b..0555a5b6 100644
--- a/linux_dist/appimage/Dockerfile
+++ b/linux_dist/appimage/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 RUN apt-get update -y && \
     apt-get upgrade -y && \
-    apt-get install --no-install-recommends python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-wheel wget fuse binutils coreutils desktop-file-utils fakeroot patchelf squashfs-tools strace zsync libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev gtk-update-icon-cache file -y && \
+    apt-get install --no-install-recommends python3-pip python3-build python3-setuptools python3-wheel wget fuse binutils coreutils desktop-file-utils fakeroot patchelf squashfs-tools strace zsync libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev gtk-update-icon-cache file -y && \
+    pip3 install pip==23.3.2 setuptools==69.0.3 installer==0.7.0 && \
     mkdir /build && cd /build && \
     wget https://github.com/AppImageCrafters/appimage-builder/releases/download/v0.9.2/appimage-builder-0.9.2-35e3eab-x86_64.AppImage -O appimage-builder && \
     wget https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/releases/download/13/appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage -O appimage-tool && \