diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 16a3c35150..4223d9acf2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- `opentelemetry-api`: Relax the `importlib-metadata` pin to `<9.1.0`
+  ([#5191](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/5191))
 - Apply fixes for `UP` ruff rule
   ([#5133](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/5133))
 - Switch to SPDX license headers and add CI enforcement
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/pyproject.toml b/opentelemetry-api/pyproject.toml
index 8116c96364..1c00bc804f 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/pyproject.toml
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "typing-extensions >= 4.5.0",
     # FIXME This should be able to be removed after 3.12 is released if there is a reliable API
     # in importlib.metadata.
-    "importlib-metadata >= 6.0, < 8.8.0",
+    "importlib-metadata >= 6.0, < 9.1.0",
 ]
 dynamic = [
     "version",