diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 763992b..3f4daaa 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ install_requires =
     mccabe>=0.6.0,<0.7.0
     pycodestyle>=2.8.0,<2.9.0
     pyflakes>=2.4.0,<2.5.0
-    importlib-metadata<4.3;python_version<"3.8"
+    importlib-metadata!=4.3;python_version<"3.8"
 python_requires = >=3.6
 
 [options.packages.find]