diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/opentelemetry-api/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/opentelemetry-api/default.nix
index c38fb19faf36..5e2959849b84 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/opentelemetry-api/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/opentelemetry-api/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 , opentelemetry-test-utils
 , setuptools
 , pytestCheckHook
+, pythonRelaxDepsHook
 }:
 
 let
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ let
 
     nativeBuildInputs = [
       hatchling
+      pythonRelaxDepsHook
     ];
 
     propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -36,6 +38,10 @@ let
       setuptools
     ];
 
+    pythonRelaxDeps = [
+      "importlib-metadata"
+    ];
+
     nativeCheckInputs = [
       opentelemetry-test-utils
       pytestCheckHook