diff --git a/ci/requirements.txt b/ci/requirements.txt
index fd24157c1..722d388bf 100644
--- a/ci/requirements.txt
+++ b/ci/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 c2cciutils[checks,publish]==1.4.16
+importlib-metadata<8.0.0 # issue with twine, see: https://github.com/python/importlib_metadata/issues/492
 poetry-dynamic-versioning[plugin]==0.21.5
 poetry-plugin-export==1.3.1
 setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability