diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 296b55e..bc33239 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pyflakes==3.1.0
 pycodestyle==2.11.1
 levenshtein==0.23.0
 rapidfuzz==3.5.2
-importlib-metadata<6.9  # for flake8
+importlib-metadata<7.1  # for flake8
 
 boto3>=1.9.198,<1.34.0
 botocore>=1.12.198,<1.34.0