diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py b/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py
index 1fda9fd49fb0f3..f7e10c5c011466 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 REQUIRED_PACKAGES = [
     'numpy >= %s' % numpy_version,
     'six >= 1.10.0',
-    'protobuf == 3.0.0b2',
+    'protobuf == 3.18.3',
 ]
 
 # python3 requires wheel 0.26