diff --git a/test_reqs.txt b/test_reqs.txt
index 07e7b48..96bfab5 100644
--- a/test_reqs.txt
+++ b/test_reqs.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 coverage==5.5
 mock>=3.0.5,<5.0.0
-importlib-metadata==4.7.1  # for flake8
+importlib-metadata==4.8.1  # for flake8
 typing_extensions==3.10.0.1
 zipp==3.5.0  # for flake8
 flake8==3.9.2