diff --git a/ci/requirements.txt b/ci/requirements.txt
index f3b7c66..39c35d6 100644
--- a/ci/requirements.txt
+++ b/ci/requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ poetry-plugin-tweak-dependencies-version==1.5.2
 poetry-dynamic-versioning==1.3.0
 pip==24.0
 pre-commit==3.7.1
+importlib-metadata<8.0.0
 setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability