diff --git a/test_reqs.txt b/test_reqs.txt
index 19f63c8..a515a3c 100644
--- a/test_reqs.txt
+++ b/test_reqs.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Markdown==3.7  # pyup: <3.2
 coverage==7.6.1
-importlib_metadata<8.3
+importlib_metadata<8.4
 typing_extensions==4.12.2
 zipp==3.20.0  # for flake8
 flake8==7.1.1