diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/importlib-metadata/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/importlib-metadata/default.nix
index 9e4176a5b1ba..d9f03c521aca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/importlib-metadata/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/importlib-metadata/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "importlib-metadata";
-  version = "4.12.0";
+  version = "5.2.0";
   format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   src = fetchPypi {
     pname = "importlib_metadata";
     inherit version;
-    hash = "sha256-Y3JFuLqytlAvy8dSzEt6b2JDuwKzHFwmFWrRA9PUVnA=";
+    hash = "sha256-QE1I1iu6C3p3/51AXv2RUBvvLmf/Ss4L7UCgzyjDx80=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [