diff --git a/unicorn_approvals/pyproject.toml b/unicorn_approvals/pyproject.toml
index f9b5483..9c21b68 100644
--- a/unicorn_approvals/pyproject.toml
+++ b/unicorn_approvals/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dev = [
     "aws-lambda-powertools[all]>=3.25.0",
     "requests>=2.32.5",
     "moto[dynamodb,events,sqs]>=5.1.22",
-    "importlib-metadata>=8.7.1",
+    "importlib-metadata>=9.0.0",
     "pyyaml>=6.0.3",
     "arnparse>=0.0.2",
     "pytest>=9.0.2",