diff --git a/tools/protoc-gen-bitwise/requirements.txt b/tools/protoc-gen-bitwise/requirements.txt
index b791966..fa61eee 100644
--- a/tools/protoc-gen-bitwise/requirements.txt
+++ b/tools/protoc-gen-bitwise/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-protobuf==4.22.3
+protobuf==5.29.6