diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7ebdc44..b62b463 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ flake8-logging-format = ">=0.6.0"
 flake8-print = ">=5.0.0"
 flake8-pytest-style = ">=1.6.0"
 flake8-return = ">=1.1.3"
-importlib-metadata = {version = ">=1.4", python = "<3.8"}
+importlib-metadata = {version = ">=6.7.0", python = "<3.8"}
 mypy = ">=0.971"
 nitpick = ">=0.32.0"
 pep8-naming = ">=0.13.0"