diff --git a/python/openmldb_sdk/setup.py b/python/openmldb_sdk/setup.py
index c96e2ae899b..79598f663a9 100644
--- a/python/openmldb_sdk/setup.py
+++ b/python/openmldb_sdk/setup.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
     ],
     install_requires=[
+        "importlib-metadata" < 5.0,
         "sqlalchemy <= 1.4.9",
         "IPython",
         "prettytable",