diff --git a/upper-constraints.txt b/upper-constraints.txt
index 705d4b8f7..fd5eb7e08 100644
--- a/upper-constraints.txt
+++ b/upper-constraints.txt
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ nodeenv===1.6.0
 gossip===2.4.0
 suds-community===1.0.0
 importlib-metadata===4.11.1;python_version=='3.8'
+importlib-metadata<5.0;python_version=='3.7'
 importlib-metadata===4.8.3;python_version=='3.6'
 oslo.middleware===4.5.1
 XStatic-mdi===1.6.50.2