diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index ff302cf90f..1429bb0237 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class CuraConan(ConanFile):
 
     # FIXME: Remove specific branch once merged to main
     # Extending the conanfile with the UMBaseConanfile https://github.com/Ultimaker/conan-ultimaker-index/tree/CURA-9177_Fix_CI_CD/recipes/umbase
-    python_requires = "umbase/[>=0.1.7]@ultimaker/stable"
+    python_requires = "umbase/[>=0.1.7]@ultimaker/stable", "translationextractor/[>=1.1.0]@ultimaker/stable"
     python_requires_extend = "umbase.UMBaseConanfile"
 
     options = {
@@ -327,19 +327,14 @@ class CuraConan(ConanFile):
                                             icon_path = "'{}'".format(os.path.join(self.source_folder, "packaging", self.conan_data["pyinstaller"]["icon"][str(self.settings.os)])).replace("\\", "\\\\"),
                                             entitlements_file = entitlements_file if self.settings.os == "Macos" else "None")
 
-            # Update the po files
+            # Update the po and pot files
             if self.settings.os != "Windows" or self.conf.get("tools.microsoft.bash:path", check_type=str):
                 vb = VirtualBuildEnv(self)
                 vb.generate()
 
                 # FIXME: once m4, autoconf, automake are Conan V2 ready use self.win_bash and add gettext as base tool_requirement
-                cpp_info = self.dependencies["gettext"].cpp_info
-                for po_file in self.source_path.joinpath("resources", "i18n").glob("**/*.po"):
-                    pot_file = self.source_path.joinpath("resources", "i18n", po_file.with_suffix('.pot').name)
-                    mkdir(self, str(unix_path(self, pot_file.parent)))
-                    self.run(
-                        f"{cpp_info.bindirs[0]}/msgmerge --no-wrap --no-fuzzy-matching --sort-by-file -o {po_file} {po_file} {pot_file}",
-                        env="conanbuild", ignore_errors=True)
+                pot = self.python_requires["translationextractor"].module.ExtractTranslations(self, os.path.join(self.source_folder, "resources", "i18n"), "cura.pot")
+                pot.generate()
 
     def build(self):
         if self.options.devtools: