diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 834522d..334e4f5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 setuptools==82.0.0 # not directly required, pinned to avoid a vulnerability
-protobuf==6.33.5
+protobuf==7.34.0
 requests==2.32.5
 future>=0.18.3  # used in tests
 tox>=4.15.0