diff --git a/build_tools/requirements.txt b/build_tools/requirements.txt
index 91f85fd0d0..d7a1f8cdd1 100644
--- a/build_tools/requirements.txt
+++ b/build_tools/requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ lxml
 mako
 matplotlib
 numba
-numpy==1.26.4
+numpy==1.26.4 # 2.0.0 deprecates many functions used in the codebase (and potentially in dependencies)
 periodictable
 pybind11
 pylint
diff --git a/installers/sasview.spec b/installers/sasview.spec
index f19ebcbf7c..63e5c398c0 100644
--- a/installers/sasview.spec
+++ b/installers/sasview.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ PYTHON_PACKAGES = sysconfig.get_path('platlib')
 
 datas = [
     ('../src/sas/qtgui/images', 'images'),
+    ('../src/sas/qtgui/images', "sas/qtgui/images"),
     ('../src/sas/sasview/media', 'media'),
     ('../src/sas/example_data', 'example_data'),
     ('../src/sas/sascalc/calculator/ausaxs/lib', 'sas/sascalc/calculator/ausaxs/lib'),    
diff --git a/src/sas/qtgui/MainWindow/MainWindow.py b/src/sas/qtgui/MainWindow/MainWindow.py
index 3eb19234bc..260315aa49 100644
--- a/src/sas/qtgui/MainWindow/MainWindow.py
+++ b/src/sas/qtgui/MainWindow/MainWindow.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 from PySide6.QtGui import QPixmap, QGuiApplication, QCursor
 from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, QTimer
 
+from importlib import resources
+
 # Local UI
 from sas.qtgui.UI import main_resources_rc
 from .UI.MainWindowUI import Ui_SasView
@@ -57,12 +59,16 @@ def SplashScreen():
     Displays splash screen as soon as humanely possible.
     The screen will disappear as soon as the event loop starts.
     """
-    pixmap_path = "images/SVwelcome_mini.png"
-    if os.path.splitext(sys.argv[0])[1].lower() == ".py":
-        pixmap_path = "src/sas/qtgui/images/SVwelcome_mini.png"
-    pixmap = QPixmap(pixmap_path)
-    splashScreen = QSplashScreen(pixmap)
-    return splashScreen
+
+    with resources.open_binary("sas.qtgui.images", "SVwelcome_mini.png") as file:
+        image_data = file.read()
+
+        pixmap = QPixmap()
+        pixmap.loadFromData(image_data)
+
+        splashScreen = QSplashScreen(pixmap)
+
+        return splashScreen
 
 def get_highdpi_scaling():
     return 1.0
diff --git a/src/sas/qtgui/Perspectives/Fitting/media/ball.ico b/src/sas/qtgui/Perspectives/Fitting/media/ball.ico
index b62ed66502..67ac75beeb 100755
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diff --git a/src/sas/qtgui/UI/res/SVwelcome.png b/src/sas/qtgui/UI/res/SVwelcome.png
index 407605d6b9..27d389c7e9 100755
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diff --git a/src/sas/qtgui/UI/res/ball.ico b/src/sas/qtgui/UI/res/ball.ico
index b62ed66502..67ac75beeb 100755
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diff --git a/src/sas/qtgui/images/SVwelcome.png b/src/sas/qtgui/images/SVwelcome.png
index 407605d6b9..27d389c7e9 100755
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diff --git a/src/sas/qtgui/images/SVwelcome_mini.png b/src/sas/qtgui/images/SVwelcome_mini.png
index 86fb9216e3..f2ca8e0536 100755
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diff --git a/src/sas/qtgui/images/ball.icns b/src/sas/qtgui/images/ball.icns
index 552c0c37a6..bfbdbe33b1 100755
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diff --git a/src/sas/qtgui/images/ball.ico b/src/sas/qtgui/images/ball.ico
index b62ed66502..67ac75beeb 100755
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diff --git a/src/sas/qtgui/images/icons/ball.icns b/src/sas/qtgui/images/icons/ball.icns
index 552c0c37a6..bfbdbe33b1 100755
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diff --git a/src/sas/qtgui/images/icons/ball.ico b/src/sas/qtgui/images/icons/ball.ico
index b62ed66502..67ac75beeb 100755
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diff --git a/src/sas/system/config/config.py b/src/sas/system/config/config.py
index 6df87db0bb..83d90274d2 100644
--- a/src/sas/system/config/config.py
+++ b/src/sas/system/config/config.py
@@ -219,4 +219,4 @@ def __init__(self):
 
 
 
-config = Config()
\ No newline at end of file
+config = Config()