diff --git a/notary/requirements.txt b/notary/requirements.txt
index 80c3041..7aa029a 100644
--- a/notary/requirements.txt
+++ b/notary/requirements.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ mccabe==0.6.1
 multiaddr==0.0.8
 netaddr==0.7.19
 parsimonious==0.8.1
-protobuf==3.10.0
+protobuf==3.18.3
 pycodestyle==2.5.0
 pycparser==2.19
 pycryptodome==3.9.0