diff --git a/ci/requirements.txt b/ci/requirements.txt
index 54ff419..af794e6 100644
--- a/ci/requirements.txt
+++ b/ci/requirements.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ poetry-dynamic-versioning==1.4.0
 pre-commit==3.7.1
 poetry-plugin-drop-python-upper-constraint==0.1.0
 poetry-plugin-export==1.8.0
-importlib-metadata<8.0.0
+importlib-metadata<8.4.1
 certifi>=2024.7.4 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 zipp>=3.19.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability