diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 8c58050..a6fac56 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [flake8]
 ignore = E203, W503
-exclude = .git, __pycache__, SentinelHub/resources.py
+exclude = .git, __pycache__, SentinelHub/resources.py, SentinelHub/external, SentinelHub/zip_build
 max-line-length= 120
 max-complexity = 13
 per-file-ignores =
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff83b55..d064135 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,13 +2,18 @@
 
 SentinelHub QGIS Plugin enables users to harness the power of [Sentinel Hub services](https://www.sentinel-hub.com/) directly from QGIS.
 
-Since version `2.0.0` the plugin only works with QGIS 3 and Python version `>=3.5` while earlier versions support both QGIS 2 and QGIS 3.
-
 ## Install
 
-SentinelHub QGIS Plugin is available in QGIS Official Plugin Repository. For install just open QGIS, select `Plugins -> Manage and Install Plugins` and search for the plugin.
+SentinelHub QGIS Plugin is available in the official [QGIS Python Plugins Repository](https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/SentinelHub/). For install just open QGIS, select `Plugins -> Manage and Install Plugins` and search for `SentinelHub` plugin.
+
+In case of manual installation, you can download a [released version](https://github.com/sentinel-hub/sentinelhub-qgis-plugin/releases), unzip it into QGIS Plugin directory and enable the plugin under QGIS Installed Plugins.
+
+Compatibility:
+
+- versions `<2.0.0` support both QGIS 2 and QGIS 3,
+- version `2.0.0` supports QGIS 3 and Python version `>=3.5,
+- version `2.1.0` supports QGIS versions `>=3.22` and Python versions `>=3.8`.
 
-In case of manual installation, you can download [latest release](https://github.com/sentinel-hub/sentinelhub-qgis-plugin/releases/latest), unzip it into QGIS Plugin directory and enable plugin under QGIS Installed Plugins.
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/SentinelHub/__init__.py b/SentinelHub/__init__.py
index 25fb162..689153c 100644
--- a/SentinelHub/__init__.py
+++ b/SentinelHub/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,21 @@
  This script initializes the plugin, making it known to QGIS.
 """
 
+WHEELS = [  # TODO: separate wheels requirements and import them from requirements file
+    "oauthlib",
+    "requests-oauthlib",
+    "click",
+    "aenum",
+    "tqdm",
+    "dataclasses-json",
+    "marshmallow",
+    "marshmallow-enum",
+    "packaging",
+    "typing-inspect",
+    "mypy-extensions",
+    "typing-extensions",
+]
+
 
 def classFactory(iface):
     """Load SentinelHub class from file SentinelHub.
@@ -29,13 +44,21 @@ def classFactory(iface):
     # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
     # pylint: disable=unused-import
 
-    # The following initializes UI
-    from . import resources
-    from .utils.meta import ensure_import
+    from .utils.meta import configure_external_import_path, ensure_wheel_import
+
+    configure_external_import_path()
+    for package_name in WHEELS:
+        ensure_wheel_import(package_name)
 
-    ensure_import("oauthlib")
-    ensure_import("requests_oauthlib")
+    # TODO: this import is just for testing purpose:
+    import sentinelhub
 
+    from .exceptions import MessageType, show_message
+
+    show_message(f"Imported sentinelhub-py {sentinelhub.__version__} !!", MessageType.INFO)
+
+    # The following initializes UI
+    from . import resources
     from .main import SentinelHubPlugin
 
     return SentinelHubPlugin(iface)
diff --git a/SentinelHub/metadata.txt b/SentinelHub/metadata.txt
index a90b476..1b3a7ec 100644
--- a/SentinelHub/metadata.txt
+++ b/SentinelHub/metadata.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 # Mandatory items:
 [general]
 name=SentinelHub
-qgisMinimumVersion=3.0
+qgisMinimumVersion=3.22
 qgisMaximumVersion=3.99
 description=SentinelHub plugin enables users to harness the power of Sentinel Hub services directly from QGIS.
-version=2.0.0
+version=2.1.0
 author=Sinergise
 email=info@sentinel-hub.com
 
diff --git a/SentinelHub/utils/meta.py b/SentinelHub/utils/meta.py
index 78934e7..5d2b350 100644
--- a/SentinelHub/utils/meta.py
+++ b/SentinelHub/utils/meta.py
@@ -8,22 +8,37 @@
 from qgis.utils import plugins_metadata_parser
 
 
-def ensure_import(package_name):
+def configure_external_import_path() -> None:
+    """Adds path to the folder with external packages to the list of Python package import paths. This way if a package
+    doesn't exist in the Python environment used by QGIS it will be imported from the external folder.
+
+    Note that on Windows QGIS typically uses its own Python environment with an installation of most common Python
+    packages. But on Linux and macOS it typically uses the default system Python environment.
+    """
+    plugin_dir = _get_main_dir()
+    external_path = os.path.join(plugin_dir, "external")
+
+    sys.path.append(external_path)
+
+
+def ensure_wheel_import(package_name: str) -> None:
     """Ensures that a dependency package could be imported. It is either already available in the QGIS environment or
     it is available in a subfolder `external` of this plugin and should be added to PATH
     """
+    package_name = package_name.replace("-", "_")
+
     try:
         __import__(package_name)
     except ImportError as exception:
         plugin_dir = _get_main_dir()
         external_path = os.path.join(plugin_dir, "external")
 
-        for wheel_name in os.listdir(external_path):
-            if wheel_name.startswith(package_name):
+        for wheel_name in sorted(os.listdir(external_path)):
+            if wheel_name.startswith(package_name) and wheel_name.endswith(".whl"):
                 wheel_path = os.path.join(external_path, wheel_name)
                 sys.path.append(wheel_path)
                 return
-        raise ImportError(f"Package {package_name} not found") from exception
+        raise ImportError(f"A wheel of a package {package_name} not found in {external_path}") from exception
 
 
 def _get_plugin_name(missing="SentinelHub"):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4c2ea3b..3abe000 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 120
 preview = true
+extend-exclude = "SentinelHub/resources.py|SentinelHub/external|SentinelHub/zip_build"
 
 [tool.isort]
 profile = "black"
 known_first_party = "sentinelhub"
 sections = ["FUTURE", "STDLIB", "THIRDPARTY", "LOCALFOLDER"]
 line_length = 120
+skip = ["SentinelHub/resources.py", "SentinelHub/external", "SentinelHub/zip_build"]
 
 [tool.pylint]
-ignore = [
-    "resources.py"
-]
+ignore = ["resources.py", "external", "zip_build"]
 
 [tool.pylint.format]
 max-line-length = 120
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 628b33a..59d5981 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,14 @@
 oauthlib
 requests-oauthlib
+click
+aenum>=2.1.4
+utm
+tqdm
+dataclasses-json
+marshmallow
+marshmallow-enum
+packaging
+typing-inspect
+mypy-extensions
+typing-extensions
+sentinelhub