diff --git a/packages/syft/setup.cfg b/packages/syft/setup.cfg
index e665202019a..2fec1b4e53c 100644
--- a/packages/syft/setup.cfg
+++ b/packages/syft/setup.cfg
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ dev =
     %(telemetry)s
     bandit==1.8.0
     debugpy==1.8.9
-    importlib-metadata==8.5.0
+    importlib-metadata==8.4.0
     isort==5.13.2
     mypy==1.10.0
     pre-commit==4.0.1