diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 25483a9..0516a1a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ fonttools>=4.43.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerabili
 holidays>=0.45 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 zipp>=3.19.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 nltk>=3.8.2 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
-protobuf>=4.25.8 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+protobuf>=7.34.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 urllib3>=2.5.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability