diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7d2d666f..05a8a32a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.8"
 dependencies = [
     "click",
     "importlib-resources>=5; python_version<'3.10'",
-    "importlib-metadata=4.6.*; python_version<'3.10'",
+    "importlib-metadata==4.6.*; python_version<'3.10'",
     "incremental",
     "jinja2",
     "tomli; python_version<'3.11'",