diff --git a/tests/python3-libraries/requirements.txt b/tests/python3-libraries/requirements.txt
index 23175a06..64d58176 100644
--- a/tests/python3-libraries/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/python3-libraries/requirements.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ pika==0.12.0
 pillow==9.3.0
 pip==18.0
 prettytable==0.7.2
-protobuf==3.6.1
+protobuf==7.34.0rc1
 psutil==5.4.7
 psycopg2==2.7.5
 py==1.5.4