diff --git a/updater/requirements.txt b/updater/requirements.txt
index aa75a6a8..72f2a79e 100644
--- a/updater/requirements.txt
+++ b/updater/requirements.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ lru-dict==1.1.6
 multiaddr==0.0.9
 netaddr==0.7.19
 parsimonious==0.8.1
-protobuf==3.11.3
+protobuf==7.34.0rc1
 pycryptodome==3.9.7
 python-arango==5.4.0
 requests==2.23.0