diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-sanity-runtime-metadata.yml b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-sanity-runtime-metadata.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a15fca2a6e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-sanity-runtime-metadata.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - ansible-test - Update the ``runtime-metadata`` sanity test to handle a new warning on Python 3.10.
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/sanity/code-smell/runtime-metadata.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/sanity/code-smell/runtime-metadata.py
index 53ea00fc5ae..29b4ac4bfa7 100755
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/sanity/code-smell/runtime-metadata.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/sanity/code-smell/runtime-metadata.py
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ import datetime
 import os
 import re
 import sys
+import warnings
+
+# Temporary solution for the PEP 632 deprecation warning on Python 3.10.
+# This should be removed once distutils.version has been vendored in ansible.module_utils.
+# See: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/74599
+# pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
+warnings.filterwarnings(
+    'ignore',
+    'The distutils package is deprecated and slated for removal in Python 3.12. Use setuptools or check PEP 632 for potential alternatives',
+    DeprecationWarning,
+)
+
 from distutils.version import StrictVersion, LooseVersion
 from functools import partial