diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d4f6e1e652..0621d9a643 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "pandas>=2.3.0",
   "pathos",
   "platformdirs",
-  "protobuf>=3.12,<6.32",
+  "protobuf>=3.12,<7.0",
   "psutil",
   "PyYAML>=6.0.1",
   "requests",