diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4f90ad0..fb7838b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ click==6.3.0
 freezegun==0.3.6
 ipdb==0.10.2
 ipython<6.0.0,>=0.10.2
-protobuf==3.0.0
+protobuf==5.29.6
 psycopg2==2.7.4
 pytest==3.0.4
 mock==2.0.0