diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 38ac590f..55533c42 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   "dependencies": [
     {
       "name": "puppet/systemd",
-      "version_requirement": ">= 3.0.0 < 7.0.0"
+      "version_requirement": ">= 3.0.0 < 8.0.0"
     },
     {
       "name": "puppetlabs/stdlib",