diff --git a/python/python-importlib_metadata/python-importlib_metadata.SlackBuild b/python/python-importlib_metadata/python-importlib_metadata.SlackBuild
index f84063c950..a1be8edb16 100644
--- a/python/python-importlib_metadata/python-importlib_metadata.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/python-importlib_metadata/python-importlib_metadata.SlackBuild
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=python-importlib_metadata
-VERSION=${VERSION:-7.1.0}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-8.0.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/python/python-importlib_metadata/python-importlib_metadata.info b/python/python-importlib_metadata/python-importlib_metadata.info
index 1f0efb96cd..1c480892c0 100644
--- a/python/python-importlib_metadata/python-importlib_metadata.info
+++ b/python/python-importlib_metadata/python-importlib_metadata.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="python-importlib_metadata"
-VERSION="7.1.0"
+VERSION="8.0.0"
 HOMEPAGE="https://importlib-metadata.readthedocs.io/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/i/importlib_metadata/importlib_metadata-7.1.0.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="aa0201673a892c5925ffb3622a6adeaa"
+DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/i/importlib_metadata/importlib_metadata-8.0.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="2d97a59102be6ea936c75ddf8ed8a4da"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="python-zipp"