diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index 090eae1b5..d06a3f9ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: cd c2cciutils; npm install
       - run: python3 -m pip install --user --requirement=requirements.txt
       - run: poetry build
-      - run: python3 -m pip install --user --force-reinstall dist/*.whl 'ruamel.yaml<0.18.0'
+      - run: python3 -m pip install --user --force-reinstall dist/*.whl 'ruamel.yaml<0.18.0' 'importlib-metadata<8.0.0'
       - run: rm -rf dist build
 
       - name: Checks
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b09fb7db7..fd1589227 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ poetry==1.4.2
 poetry-plugin-export==1.3.1
 poetry-dynamic-versioning[plugin]==0.20.0
 poetry-plugin-tweak-dependencies-version==1.3.0
+importlib-metadata<8.0.0>=7.0.0
 requests>=2.31.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 certifi>=2022.12.7 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 urllib3>=1.26.17 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability