diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/importlib-metadata/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/importlib-metadata/default.nix
index d67a6c947517..158f101167e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/importlib-metadata/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/importlib-metadata/default.nix
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "importlib-metadata";
-  version = "4.6.4";
+  version = "4.8.1";
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     pname = "importlib_metadata";
     inherit version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-ezCnjbKSLXim9H+zBoMVahTzxqpcwj93zIln6astAC8=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-8oSz4RJWrR5dA6uGuyzNb1M5aI/xek15eg/n3zJvI7E=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools-scm ];