diff --git a/docs/changelog/1472.misc.rst b/docs/changelog/1472.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..906eb06378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/1472.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Use latest version of importlib_metadata package - by :user:`kammala`
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c41d76764d..97adce5fc2 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ classifiers =
 packages = find:
 python_requires = >=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*
 install_requires =
-    importlib-metadata >= 0.12, <1;python_version<"3.8"
+    importlib-metadata >= 1.1.0, <2;python_version<"3.8"
     packaging >= 14
     pluggy >= 0.12.0, <1
     py >= 1.4.17, <2