diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-importlib_metadata/template b/srcpkgs/python3-importlib_metadata/template
index 9acbe968e10..f974cf8e95d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-importlib_metadata/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-importlib_metadata/template
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-importlib_metadata'
 pkgname=python3-importlib_metadata
-version=0.23
+version=1.2.0
 revision=1
 archs=noarch
 wrksrc="importlib_metadata-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
-pycompile_module="importlib_metadata"
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 depends="python3-zipp"
 checkdepends="${depends}"
@@ -15,4 +14,4 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://importlib-metadata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/"
 changelog="https://importlib-metadata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changelog%20(links).html"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/importlib_metadata/importlib_metadata-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=aa18d7378b00b40847790e7c27e11673d7fed219354109d0e7b9e5b25dc3ad26
+checksum=41e688146d000891f32b1669e8573c57e39e5060e7f5f647aa617cd9a9568278