diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cdb186c..521a280 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 aiohappyeyeballs>=2.3.0
 async-interrupt>=1.2.0
-protobuf>=3.19.0
+protobuf>=4
 zeroconf>=0.132.2,<1.0
 chacha20poly1305-reuseable>=0.13.2
 cryptography>=43.0.0