diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1c542604..ade05af3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ install_requires=
     pyflakes >= 2.3.0, < 2.4.0
     pycodestyle >= 2.7.0, < 2.8.0
     mccabe >= 0.6.0, < 0.7.0
-    importlib-metadata; python_version<"3.8"
+    importlib-metadata<4.3; python_version<"3.8"
 
 python_requires = >=3.6