diff --git a/docs/source-pytorch/advanced/transfer_learning.rst b/docs/source-pytorch/advanced/transfer_learning.rst
index caa739bdfc..2d221cf6f7 100644
--- a/docs/source-pytorch/advanced/transfer_learning.rst
+++ b/docs/source-pytorch/advanced/transfer_learning.rst
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Example: Imagenet (Computer Vision)
             super().__init__()
 
             # init a pretrained resnet
-            backbone = models.resnet50(pretrained=True)
+            backbone = models.resnet50(weights="DEFAULT")
             num_filters = backbone.fc.in_features
             layers = list(backbone.children())[:-1]
             self.feature_extractor = nn.Sequential(*layers)
diff --git a/examples/pl_basics/profiler_example.py b/examples/pl_basics/profiler_example.py
index 6df8f76997..39c147c938 100644
--- a/examples/pl_basics/profiler_example.py
+++ b/examples/pl_basics/profiler_example.py
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ from os import path
 
 import torch
 import torchvision
-import torchvision.models as models
 import torchvision.transforms as T
 
 from pytorch_lightning import cli_lightning_logo, LightningDataModule, LightningModule
 from pytorch_lightning.cli import LightningCLI
 from pytorch_lightning.profilers.pytorch import PyTorchProfiler
+from pytorch_lightning.utilities.model_helpers import get_torchvision_model
 
 DEFAULT_CMD_LINE = (
     "fit",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ DATASETS_PATH = path.join(path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "Datasets")
 class ModelToProfile(LightningModule):
     def __init__(self, name: str = "resnet18", automatic_optimization: bool = True):
         super().__init__()
-        self.model = getattr(models, name)(pretrained=True)
+        self.model = get_torchvision_model(name, weights="DEFAULT")
         self.criterion = torch.nn.CrossEntropyLoss()
         self.automatic_optimization = automatic_optimization
         self.training_step = (
diff --git a/examples/pl_domain_templates/computer_vision_fine_tuning.py b/examples/pl_domain_templates/computer_vision_fine_tuning.py
index 7a81df9839..afcfa8f900 100644
--- a/examples/pl_domain_templates/computer_vision_fine_tuning.py
+++ b/examples/pl_domain_templates/computer_vision_fine_tuning.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ from torch.optim.lr_scheduler import MultiStepLR
 from torch.optim.optimizer import Optimizer
 from torch.utils.data import DataLoader
 from torchmetrics import Accuracy
-from torchvision import models, transforms
+from torchvision import transforms
 from torchvision.datasets import ImageFolder
 from torchvision.datasets.utils import download_and_extract_archive
 
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ from pytorch_lightning import cli_lightning_logo, LightningDataModule, Lightning
 from pytorch_lightning.callbacks.finetuning import BaseFinetuning
 from pytorch_lightning.cli import LightningCLI
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities import rank_zero_info
+from pytorch_lightning.utilities.model_helpers import get_torchvision_model
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 DATA_URL = "https://storage.googleapis.com/mledu-datasets/cats_and_dogs_filtered.zip"
@@ -193,8 +194,7 @@ class TransferLearningModel(LightningModule):
         """Define model layers & loss."""
 
         # 1. Load pre-trained network:
-        model_func = getattr(models, self.backbone)
-        backbone = model_func(pretrained=True)
+        backbone = get_torchvision_model(self.backbone, weights="DEFAULT")
 
         _layers = list(backbone.children())[:-1]
         self.feature_extractor = nn.Sequential(*_layers)
diff --git a/examples/pl_domain_templates/imagenet.py b/examples/pl_domain_templates/imagenet.py
index efb9c40eea..0a3b55d2a6 100644
--- a/examples/pl_domain_templates/imagenet.py
+++ b/examples/pl_domain_templates/imagenet.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import torch.optim.lr_scheduler as lr_scheduler
 import torch.utils.data
 import torch.utils.data.distributed
 import torchvision.datasets as datasets
-import torchvision.models as models
 import torchvision.transforms as transforms
 from torch.utils.data import Dataset
 from torchmetrics import Accuracy
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@ from pytorch_lightning import LightningModule
 from pytorch_lightning.callbacks import ModelCheckpoint, TQDMProgressBar
 from pytorch_lightning.cli import LightningCLI
 from pytorch_lightning.strategies import ParallelStrategy
+from pytorch_lightning.utilities.model_helpers import get_torchvision_model
 
 
 class ImageNetLightningModel(LightningModule):
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class ImageNetLightningModel(LightningModule):
         self,
         data_path: str,
         arch: str = "resnet18",
-        pretrained: bool = False,
+        weights: Optional[str] = None,
         lr: float = 0.1,
         momentum: float = 0.9,
         weight_decay: float = 1e-4,
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ class ImageNetLightningModel(LightningModule):
     ):
         super().__init__()
         self.arch = arch
-        self.pretrained = pretrained
+        self.weights = weights
         self.lr = lr
         self.momentum = momentum
         self.weight_decay = weight_decay
         self.data_path = data_path
         self.batch_size = batch_size
         self.workers = workers
-        self.model = models.__dict__[self.arch](pretrained=self.pretrained)
+        self.model = get_torchvision_model(self.arch, weights=self.weights)
         self.train_dataset: Optional[Dataset] = None
         self.eval_dataset: Optional[Dataset] = None
         self.train_acc1 = Accuracy(top_k=1)
diff --git a/examples/pl_servable_module/production.py b/examples/pl_servable_module/production.py
index 3ecd723764..4005fecb73 100644
--- a/examples/pl_servable_module/production.py
+++ b/examples/pl_servable_module/production.py
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ from typing import Dict, Optional
 import numpy as np
 import torch
 import torchvision
-import torchvision.models as models
 import torchvision.transforms as T
 from PIL import Image as PILImage
 
 from pytorch_lightning import cli_lightning_logo, LightningDataModule, LightningModule
 from pytorch_lightning.cli import LightningCLI
 from pytorch_lightning.serve import ServableModule, ServableModuleValidator
+from pytorch_lightning.utilities.model_helpers import get_torchvision_model
 
 DATASETS_PATH = path.join(path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "Datasets")
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ DATASETS_PATH = path.join(path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "Datasets")
 class LitModule(LightningModule):
     def __init__(self, name: str = "resnet18"):
         super().__init__()
-        self.model = getattr(models, name)(pretrained=True)
+        self.model = get_torchvision_model(name, weights="DEFAULT")
         self.model.fc = torch.nn.Linear(self.model.fc.in_features, 10)
         self.criterion = torch.nn.CrossEntropyLoss()
 
diff --git a/src/pytorch_lightning/utilities/imports.py b/src/pytorch_lightning/utilities/imports.py
index cbbfcc21dd..d870d0faab 100644
--- a/src/pytorch_lightning/utilities/imports.py
+++ b/src/pytorch_lightning/utilities/imports.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import platform
 import sys
 
 import torch
-from lightning_utilities.core.imports import compare_version, module_available, package_available
+from lightning_utilities.core.imports import compare_version, module_available, package_available, RequirementCache
 
 _IS_WINDOWS = platform.system() == "Windows"
 _IS_INTERACTIVE = hasattr(sys, "ps1")  # https://stackoverflow.com/a/64523765
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ _POPTORCH_AVAILABLE = package_available("poptorch")
 _PSUTIL_AVAILABLE = package_available("psutil")
 _RICH_AVAILABLE = package_available("rich") and compare_version("rich", operator.ge, "10.2.2")
 _TORCH_QUANTIZE_AVAILABLE = bool([eg for eg in torch.backends.quantized.supported_engines if eg != "none"])
-_TORCHVISION_AVAILABLE = package_available("torchvision")
+_TORCHVISION_AVAILABLE = RequirementCache("torchvision")
 _XLA_AVAILABLE: bool = package_available("torch_xla")
 
 
diff --git a/src/pytorch_lightning/utilities/model_helpers.py b/src/pytorch_lightning/utilities/model_helpers.py
index 66ad264355..b72e9320b3 100644
--- a/src/pytorch_lightning/utilities/model_helpers.py
+++ b/src/pytorch_lightning/utilities/model_helpers.py
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 from functools import partial
-from typing import Optional, Type
+from typing import Any, Optional, Type
 from unittest.mock import Mock
 
+from lightning_utilities.core.imports import RequirementCache
+from torch import nn
+
 import pytorch_lightning as pl
 
 
@@ -54,3 +57,18 @@ def is_overridden(method_name: str, instance: Optional[object] = None, parent: O
         raise ValueError("The parent should define the method")
 
     return instance_attr.__code__ != parent_attr.__code__
+
+
+def get_torchvision_model(model_name: str, **kwargs: Any) -> nn.Module:
+    from pytorch_lightning.utilities.imports import _TORCHVISION_AVAILABLE
+
+    if not _TORCHVISION_AVAILABLE:
+        raise ModuleNotFoundError(str(_TORCHVISION_AVAILABLE))
+
+    from torchvision import models
+
+    torchvision_greater_equal_0_14 = RequirementCache("torchvision>=0.14.0")
+    # TODO: deprecate this function when 0.14 is the minimum supported torchvision
+    if torchvision_greater_equal_0_14:
+        return models.get_model(model_name, **kwargs)
+    return getattr(models, model_name)(**kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/tests_pytorch/helpers/advanced_models.py b/tests/tests_pytorch/helpers/advanced_models.py
index a305fe04e6..4b8ce9c60e 100644
--- a/tests/tests_pytorch/helpers/advanced_models.py
+++ b/tests/tests_pytorch/helpers/advanced_models.py
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ from torch.utils.data import DataLoader
 
 from pytorch_lightning.core.module import LightningModule
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.imports import _TORCHVISION_AVAILABLE
+from pytorch_lightning.utilities.model_helpers import get_torchvision_model
 from tests_pytorch import _PATH_DATASETS
 from tests_pytorch.helpers.datasets import AverageDataset, MNIST, TrialMNIST
 
 if _TORCHVISION_AVAILABLE:
-    from torchvision import models, transforms
+    from torchvision import transforms
     from torchvision.datasets import CIFAR10
 
 
@@ -217,13 +218,13 @@ class ParityModuleMNIST(LightningModule):
 
 
 class ParityModuleCIFAR(LightningModule):
-    def __init__(self, backbone="resnet101", hidden_dim=1024, learning_rate=1e-3, pretrained=True):
+    def __init__(self, backbone="resnet101", hidden_dim=1024, learning_rate=1e-3, weights="DEFAULT"):
         super().__init__()
         self.save_hyperparameters()
 
         self.learning_rate = learning_rate
         self.num_classes = 10
-        self.backbone = getattr(models, backbone)(pretrained=pretrained)
+        self.backbone = get_torchvision_model(backbone, weights=weights)
 
         self.classifier = torch.nn.Sequential(
             torch.nn.Linear(1000, hidden_dim), torch.nn.Linear(hidden_dim, self.num_classes)
diff --git a/tests/tests_pytorch/test_cli.py b/tests/tests_pytorch/test_cli.py
index 46fc7e9b62..4d6a609a00 100644
--- a/tests/tests_pytorch/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/tests_pytorch/test_cli.py
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ def test_lightning_cli_submodules(tmpdir):
     assert isinstance(cli.model.submodule2, BoringModel)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(not _TORCHVISION_AVAILABLE, reason="Tests a bug with torchvision, but it's not available")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not _TORCHVISION_AVAILABLE, reason=str(_TORCHVISION_AVAILABLE))
 def test_lightning_cli_torch_modules(tmpdir):
     class TestModule(BoringModel):
         def __init__(self, activation: torch.nn.Module = None, transform: Optional[List[torch.nn.Module]] = None):