diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index b289e60fb..09449e173 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 aiohappyeyeballs>=2.6.2
 async-interrupt>=1.2.2
-protobuf>=6,<8
+protobuf>=7.35.0,<8
 tzdata>=2026.2
 tzlocal>=5.3.1,<6
 zeroconf>=0.149.16,<2.0