diff --git a/requirements-macos.txt b/requirements-macos.txt
index c4f6b71..6155547 100644
--- a/requirements-macos.txt
+++ b/requirements-macos.txt
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pluggy==1.3.0
 ply==3.11
 preshed==3.0.8
 promise==2.3
-protobuf==3.20.3
+protobuf==7.34.0rc1
 psutil==5.9.6
 py-rouge==1.1
 pyarrow==12.0.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 99af42f..6e60d46 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ ply==3.11
 preshed==3.0.8
 promise==2.3
 propcache==0.4.1
-protobuf==3.20.3
+protobuf==7.34.0rc1
 psutil==5.9.6
 py-rouge==1.1
 pyarrow==12.0.0