diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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--- a/requirements.txt
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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ bcrypt==3.2.0
 beautifulsoup4==4.8.2
 blackboxprotobuf
 packaging==20.1
-protobuf==3.10.0
+protobuf==3.18.3
 PyCryptodome
 PySimpleGUI==4.16.0
 simplekml