diff --git a/src/requirements.txt b/src/requirements.txt
index 0bec52d..55ca4ab 100644
--- a/src/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/requirements.txt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pathtools==0.1.2
 pbr==5.1.3
 pexpect==4.2.1
 Pillow==8.3.2
-protobuf==3.7.0
+protobuf==7.34.0rc1
 psycopg2==2.8.3
 pyaes==1.6.1
 pyasn1==0.4.5