diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 056caddd1b..fd6ba04f13 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 All notable changes to `dash` will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
+## [UNRELEASED]
+
+## Added
+- [#3541](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/3541) Add `attributes` dictionary to be be formatted on script/link (_js_dist/_css_dist) tags of the index, allows for `type="module"` or `type="importmap"`. [#3538](https://github.com/plotly/dash/issues/3538)
+
+## Fixed
+- [#3541](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/3541) Remove last reference of deprecated `pkg_resources`.
+
 ## [3.3.0] - 2025-11-12
 
 ## Added
diff --git a/dash/dash.py b/dash/dash.py
index d41b97b4f5..72334a956a 100644
--- a/dash/dash.py
+++ b/dash/dash.py
@@ -1015,7 +1015,10 @@ def get_dist(self, libraries: Sequence[str]) -> list:
                 dists.append(dict(type=dist_type, url=src))
         return dists
 
-    def _collect_and_register_resources(self, resources, include_async=True):
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-branches
+    def _collect_and_register_resources(
+        self, resources, include_async=True, url_attr="src"
+    ):
         # now needs the app context.
         # template in the necessary component suite JS bundles
         # add the version number of the package as a query parameter
@@ -1059,35 +1062,44 @@ def _relative_url_path(relative_package_path="", namespace=""):
                     self.registered_paths[resource["namespace"]].add(rel_path)
 
                     if not is_dynamic_resource and not excluded:
-                        srcs.append(
-                            _relative_url_path(
-                                relative_package_path=rel_path,
-                                namespace=resource["namespace"],
-                            )
+                        url = _relative_url_path(
+                            relative_package_path=rel_path,
+                            namespace=resource["namespace"],
                         )
+                        if "attributes" in resource:
+                            srcs.append({url_attr: url, **resource["attributes"]})
+                        else:
+                            srcs.append(url)
             elif "external_url" in resource:
                 if not is_dynamic_resource and not excluded:
-                    if isinstance(resource["external_url"], str):
-                        srcs.append(resource["external_url"])
-                    else:
-                        srcs += resource["external_url"]
+                    urls = (
+                        [resource["external_url"]]
+                        if isinstance(resource["external_url"], str)
+                        else resource["external_url"]
+                    )
+                    for url in urls:
+                        if "attributes" in resource:
+                            srcs.append({url_attr: url, **resource["attributes"]})
+                        else:
+                            srcs.append(url)
             elif "absolute_path" in resource:
                 raise Exception("Serving files from absolute_path isn't supported yet")
             elif "asset_path" in resource:
                 static_url = self.get_asset_url(resource["asset_path"])
+                url_with_cache = static_url + f"?m={resource['ts']}"
                 # Import .mjs files with type=module script tag
                 if static_url.endswith(".mjs"):
-                    srcs.append(
-                        {
-                            "src": static_url
-                            + f"?m={resource['ts']}",  # Add a cache-busting query param
-                            "type": "module",
-                        }
-                    )
+                    attrs = {url_attr: url_with_cache, "type": "module"}
+                    if "attributes" in resource:
+                        attrs.update(resource["attributes"])
+                    srcs.append(attrs)
                 else:
-                    srcs.append(
-                        static_url + f"?m={resource['ts']}"
-                    )  # Add a cache-busting query param
+                    if "attributes" in resource:
+                        srcs.append(
+                            {url_attr: url_with_cache, **resource["attributes"]}
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        srcs.append(url_with_cache)
 
         return srcs
 
@@ -1096,7 +1108,8 @@ def _generate_css_dist_html(self):
         external_links = self.config.external_stylesheets
         links = self._collect_and_register_resources(
             self.css.get_all_css()
-            + self.css._resources._filter_resources(self._hooks.hooks._css_dist)
+            + self.css._resources._filter_resources(self._hooks.hooks._css_dist),
+            url_attr="href",
         )
 
         return "\n".join(
diff --git a/dash/development/component_generator.py b/dash/development/component_generator.py
index 276dbfb0f5..18929fe248 100644
--- a/dash/development/component_generator.py
+++ b/dash/development/component_generator.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 import argparse
 import shutil
 import functools
-import pkg_resources
+import importlib.resources as importlib_resources
+
 import yaml
 
 from ._r_components_generation import write_class_file
@@ -57,7 +58,16 @@ def generate_components(
 
     is_windows = sys.platform == "win32"
 
-    extract_path = pkg_resources.resource_filename("dash", "extract-meta.js")
+    # Get path to extract-meta.js using importlib.resources
+    try:
+        # Python 3.9+
+        extract_path = str(
+            importlib_resources.files("dash").joinpath("extract-meta.js")
+        )
+    except AttributeError:
+        # Python 3.8 fallback
+        with importlib_resources.path("dash", "extract-meta.js") as p:
+            extract_path = str(p)
 
     reserved_patterns = "|".join(f"^{p}$" for p in reserved_words)
 
diff --git a/dash/resources.py b/dash/resources.py
index ad0e3e7d6b..e197b6753e 100644
--- a/dash/resources.py
+++ b/dash/resources.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         "external_only": bool,
         "filepath": str,
         "dev_only": bool,
+        "attributes": _t.Dict[str, str],
     },
     total=False,
 )
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ def _filter_resources(
                 )
             if "namespace" in s:
                 filtered_resource["namespace"] = s["namespace"]
+            if "attributes" in s:
+                filtered_resource["attributes"] = s["attributes"]
 
             if "external_url" in s and (
                 s.get("external_only") or not self.config.serve_locally
diff --git a/requirements/ci.txt b/requirements/ci.txt
index 3cbf49b076..c496361ceb 100644
--- a/requirements/ci.txt
+++ b/requirements/ci.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ pandas>=1.4.0
 pyarrow
 pylint==3.0.3
 pytest-mock
-pytest-sugar==0.9.6
 pyzmq>=26.0.0
 xlrd>=2.0.1
 pytest-rerunfailures
diff --git a/tests/integration/dash_assets/test_dash_assets.py b/tests/integration/dash_assets/test_dash_assets.py
index 023d9c7bc7..fc2d70ad8b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/dash_assets/test_dash_assets.py
+++ b/tests/integration/dash_assets/test_dash_assets.py
@@ -120,3 +120,120 @@ def test_dada002_external_files_init(dash_duo):
 
     # ensure ramda was loaded before the assets so they can use it.
     assert dash_duo.find_element("#ramda-test").text == "Hello World"
+
+
+def test_dada003_external_resources_with_attributes(dash_duo):
+    """Test that attributes field works for external scripts and stylesheets"""
+    app = Dash(__name__)
+
+    # Test scripts with type="module" and other attributes
+    app.scripts.append_script(
+        {
+            "external_url": "https://cdn.example.com/module-script.js",
+            "attributes": {"type": "module"},
+            "external_only": True,
+        }
+    )
+
+    app.scripts.append_script(
+        {
+            "external_url": "https://cdn.example.com/async-script.js",
+            "attributes": {"async": "true", "data-test": "custom"},
+            "external_only": True,
+        }
+    )
+
+    # Test CSS with custom attributes
+    app.css.append_css(
+        {
+            "external_url": "https://cdn.example.com/print-styles.css",
+            "attributes": {"media": "print"},
+            "external_only": True,
+        }
+    )
+
+    app.layout = html.Div("Test Layout", id="content")
+
+    dash_duo.start_server(app)
+
+    # Verify script with type="module" is rendered correctly
+    module_script = dash_duo.find_element(
+        "//script[@src='https://cdn.example.com/module-script.js' and @type='module']",
+        attribute="XPATH",
+    )
+    assert (
+        module_script is not None
+    ), "Module script should be present with type='module'"
+
+    # Verify script with async and custom data attribute
+    async_script = dash_duo.find_element(
+        "//script[@src='https://cdn.example.com/async-script.js' and @async='true' and @data-test='custom']",
+        attribute="XPATH",
+    )
+    assert (
+        async_script is not None
+    ), "Async script should be present with custom attributes"
+
+    # Verify CSS with media attribute
+    print_css = dash_duo.find_element(
+        "//link[@href='https://cdn.example.com/print-styles.css' and @media='print']",
+        attribute="XPATH",
+    )
+    assert print_css is not None, "Print CSS should be present with media='print'"
+
+
+def test_dada004_external_scripts_init_with_attributes(dash_duo):
+    """Test that attributes work when passed via external_scripts in Dash constructor"""
+    js_files = [
+        "https://cdn.example.com/regular-script.js",
+        {"src": "https://cdn.example.com/es-module.js", "type": "module"},
+        {
+            "src": "https://cdn.example.com/integrity-script.js",
+            "integrity": "sha256-test123",
+            "crossorigin": "anonymous",
+        },
+    ]
+
+    css_files = [
+        "https://cdn.example.com/regular-styles.css",
+        {
+            "href": "https://cdn.example.com/dark-theme.css",
+            "media": "(prefers-color-scheme: dark)",
+        },
+    ]
+
+    app = Dash(__name__, external_scripts=js_files, external_stylesheets=css_files)
+    app.layout = html.Div("Test", id="content")
+
+    dash_duo.start_server(app)
+
+    # Verify regular script (string format)
+    dash_duo.find_element(
+        "//script[@src='https://cdn.example.com/regular-script.js']", attribute="XPATH"
+    )
+
+    # Verify ES module script
+    module_script = dash_duo.find_element(
+        "//script[@src='https://cdn.example.com/es-module.js' and @type='module']",
+        attribute="XPATH",
+    )
+    assert module_script is not None
+
+    # Verify script with integrity and crossorigin
+    integrity_script = dash_duo.find_element(
+        "//script[@src='https://cdn.example.com/integrity-script.js' and @integrity='sha256-test123' and @crossorigin='anonymous']",
+        attribute="XPATH",
+    )
+    assert integrity_script is not None
+
+    # Verify regular CSS
+    dash_duo.find_element(
+        "//link[@href='https://cdn.example.com/regular-styles.css']", attribute="XPATH"
+    )
+
+    # Verify CSS with media query
+    dark_css = dash_duo.find_element(
+        "//link[@href='https://cdn.example.com/dark-theme.css' and @media='(prefers-color-scheme: dark)']",
+        attribute="XPATH",
+    )
+    assert dark_css is not None
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_resources.py b/tests/unit/test_resources.py
index 094cf3978b..413514de18 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_resources.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_resources.py
@@ -122,3 +122,134 @@ def test_collect_and_register_resources(mocker):
                     ]
                 )
                 import_mock.assert_any_call("dash_html_components")
+
+
+def test_resources_with_attributes():
+    """Test that attributes are passed through in external_url resources"""
+    app = dash.Dash(__name__)
+
+    # Test external scripts with attributes
+    resources = app._collect_and_register_resources(
+        [
+            {
+                "external_url": "https://example.com/module.js",
+                "attributes": {"type": "module"},
+                "external_only": True,
+            },
+            {
+                "external_url": "https://example.com/script.js",
+                "attributes": {
+                    "crossorigin": "anonymous",
+                    "integrity": "sha256-abc123",
+                },
+                "external_only": True,
+            },
+        ]
+    )
+
+    assert resources == [
+        {"src": "https://example.com/module.js", "type": "module"},
+        {
+            "src": "https://example.com/script.js",
+            "crossorigin": "anonymous",
+            "integrity": "sha256-abc123",
+        },
+    ]
+
+
+def test_css_resources_with_attributes():
+    """Test that attributes are passed through in CSS resources with href"""
+    app = dash.Dash(__name__)
+
+    # Test external CSS with attributes
+    resources = app._collect_and_register_resources(
+        [
+            {
+                "external_url": "https://example.com/styles.css",
+                "attributes": {"media": "print"},
+                "external_only": True,
+            },
+            {
+                "external_url": "https://example.com/theme.css",
+                "attributes": {"crossorigin": "anonymous"},
+                "external_only": True,
+            },
+        ],
+        url_attr="href",
+    )
+
+    assert resources == [
+        {"href": "https://example.com/styles.css", "media": "print"},
+        {"href": "https://example.com/theme.css", "crossorigin": "anonymous"},
+    ]
+
+
+def test_resources_without_attributes():
+    """Test that resources without attributes still work as strings"""
+    app = dash.Dash(__name__)
+
+    resources = app._collect_and_register_resources(
+        [
+            {"external_url": "https://example.com/script.js", "external_only": True},
+        ]
+    )
+
+    assert resources == ["https://example.com/script.js"]
+
+
+def test_local_resources_with_attributes(mocker):
+    """Test that attributes work with local resources"""
+    mocker.patch("dash.dcc._js_dist")
+    mocker.patch("dash.dcc.__version__")
+    dcc._js_dist = [
+        {
+            "relative_package_path": "module.js",
+            "namespace": "dash_core_components",
+            "attributes": {"type": "module"},
+        }
+    ]
+    dcc.__version__ = "1.0.0"
+
+    app = dash.Dash(__name__)
+    app.layout = dcc.Markdown()
+
+    with mock.patch("dash.dash.os.stat", return_value=StatMock()):
+        with mock.patch("dash.dash.importlib.import_module", return_value=dcc):
+            with mock.patch("sys.modules", {"dash_core_components": dcc}):
+                resources = app._collect_and_register_resources(
+                    [
+                        {
+                            "relative_package_path": "module.js",
+                            "namespace": "dash_core_components",
+                            "attributes": {"type": "module"},
+                        }
+                    ]
+                )
+
+    assert len(resources) == 1
+    assert isinstance(resources[0], dict)
+    assert "src" in resources[0]
+    assert resources[0]["type"] == "module"
+
+
+def test_multiple_external_urls_with_attributes():
+    """Test that multiple external URLs with attributes work correctly"""
+    app = dash.Dash(__name__)
+
+    resources = app._collect_and_register_resources(
+        [
+            {
+                "external_url": [
+                    "https://example.com/script1.js",
+                    "https://example.com/script2.js",
+                ],
+                "attributes": {"type": "module"},
+                "external_only": True,
+            }
+        ]
+    )
+
+    assert resources == [
+        {"src": "https://example.com/script1.js", "type": "module"},
+        {"src": "https://example.com/script2.js", "type": "module"},
+    ]