diff --git a/python/requirements-deploy.txt b/python/requirements-deploy.txt
index 7e12dc9e9..1098c42d1 100644
--- a/python/requirements-deploy.txt
+++ b/python/requirements-deploy.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-protobuf>=4,<5
+protobuf>=7.35.0,<8
 grpcio==1.62.2
 grpcio-tools==1.62.2
 docker==7.1.0
diff --git a/python/requirements.txt b/python/requirements.txt
index cc17cf240..f1ce06a6d 100644
--- a/python/requirements.txt
+++ b/python/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-protobuf>=4,<5
+protobuf>=7.35.0,<8
 grpcio==1.62.2
 grpcio-tools==1.62.2