diff --git a/providers/openfeature-provider-flagd/pyproject.toml b/providers/openfeature-provider-flagd/pyproject.toml
index 415ffd3b..09b6a004 100644
--- a/providers/openfeature-provider-flagd/pyproject.toml
+++ b/providers/openfeature-provider-flagd/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ keywords = []
 dependencies = [
   "openfeature-sdk>=0.8.2",
   "grpcio>=1.78.0",
-  "protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0",
+  "protobuf>=7.34.0,<7.35.0",
   "mmh3>=5.0.0,<6.0.0",
   "panzi-json-logic>=1.0.1",
   "semver>=3,<4",