diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 26832b82..975dd77b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ install_requires =
     toml
     virtualenv>=20.0.8
     importlib-metadata;python_version<"3.8"
-    importlib-resources;python_version<"3.7"
+    importlib-resources<5.3;python_version<"3.7"
 python_requires = >=3.6.1
 
 [options.packages.find]