diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0978085..5c7b2d3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ install_requires =
     mccabe>=0.7.0,<0.8.0
     pycodestyle>=2.9.0,<2.10.0
     pyflakes>=2.5.0,<2.6.0
-    importlib-metadata<4.3;python_version<"3.8"
+    importlib-metadata>=1.1.0,<4.3;python_version<"3.8"
 python_requires = >=3.6.1
 
 [options.packages.find]