diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3f8ea62..d646a3d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
     curl \
     eject \
     flac \
-    gir1.2-glib-2.0 \
     git \
     libdiscid0 \
     libiso9660-dev \
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
     make \
     pkgconf \
     python3-dev \
-    python3-gi \
     python3-musicbrainzngs \
     python3-mutagen \
     python3-pil \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e37216..5c847cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ Whipper relies on the following packages in order to run correctly and provide a
   - To avoid bugs it's advised to use `cd-paranoia` versions ≥ **10.2+0.94+2**
   - The package named `libcdio-utils`, available on certain Debian and Ubuntu versions, is affected by a bug: it doesn't include the `cd-paranoia` binary (needed by whipper). Only Debian bullseye (testing) / sid (unstable) and Ubuntu focal (20.04) and later versions have a separate `cd-paranoia` package where the binary is provided. For more details on this issue check the relevant bug reports: [#888053 (Debian)](https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=888053), [#889803 (Debian)](https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=889803) and [#1750264 (Ubuntu)](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcdio/+bug/1750264).
 - [cdrdao](http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/), for session, TOC, pre-gap, and ISRC extraction
-- [GObject Introspection](https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GObjectIntrospection), to provide GLib-2.0 methods used by `task.py`
-- [PyGObject](https://pypi.org/project/PyGObject/), required by `task.py`
 - [musicbrainzngs](https://pypi.org/project/musicbrainzngs/), for metadata lookup
 - [mutagen](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mutagen), for tagging support
 - [setuptools](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools), for installation, plugins support
@@ -149,7 +147,6 @@ Some dependencies aren't available in the PyPI. They can be probably installed u
 
 - [cd-paranoia](https://github.com/rocky/libcdio-paranoia)
 - [cdrdao](http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/)
-- [GObject Introspection](https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GObjectIntrospection)
 - [libsndfile](http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/)
 - [flac](https://xiph.org/flac/)
 - [sox](http://sox.sourceforge.net/)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8d7874a..6bfcbde 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 musicbrainzngs
 mutagen
 pycdio>0.20
-PyGObject
 ruamel.yaml
 setuptools_scm
-discid
\ No newline at end of file
+discid
diff --git a/whipper/extern/task/task.py b/whipper/extern/task/task.py
index f70e68c..89913c0 100644
--- a/whipper/extern/task/task.py
+++ b/whipper/extern/task/task.py
@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with whipper.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+import asyncio
 import logging
 import sys
 
-from gi.repository import GLib as GLib
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -470,7 +469,7 @@ class TaskRunner(LogStub):
 
 
 class SyncRunner(TaskRunner, ITaskListener):
-    """Run the task synchronously in a GObject MainLoop."""
+    """Run the task synchronously in an asyncio event loop."""
 
     def __init__(self, verbose=True):
         self._verbose = verbose
@@ -484,13 +483,13 @@ class SyncRunner(TaskRunner, ITaskListener):
             self._verboseRun = verbose
         self._skip = skip
 
-        self._loop = GLib.MainLoop()
+        self._loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
         self._task.addListener(self)
         # only start the task after going into the mainloop,
         # otherwise the task might complete before we are in it
-        GLib.timeout_add(0, self._startWrap, self._task)
+        self._loop.call_soon(self._startWrap, self._task)
         self.debug('run loop')
-        self._loop.run()
+        self._loop.run_forever()
 
         self.debug('done running task %r', task)
         if task.exception:
@@ -529,7 +528,7 @@ class SyncRunner(TaskRunner, ITaskListener):
                 self.stopped(task)
                 raise
 
-        GLib.timeout_add(int(delta * 1000), c)
+        self._loop.call_later(delta, c)
 
     # ITaskListener methods
     def progressed(self, task, value):
@@ -564,7 +563,7 @@ class SyncRunner(TaskRunner, ITaskListener):
     def stopped(self, task):
         self.debug('stopped task %r', task)
         self.progressed(task, 1.0)
-        self._loop.quit()
+        self._loop.stop()
 
     def _report(self):
         self._output('%s %3d %%' % (