diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 168e60a..c33ee7a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pkce==1.0.3
 praw==7.7.1
 prawcore==2.4.0
 proto-plus==1.23.0
-protobuf==4.24.3
+protobuf==5.26.1
 pyasn1==0.6.0
 pyasn1-modules==0.4.0
 pycparser==2.22