diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 474edd3bb..da6cafba2 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ hydra-core
 ipython
 kfp==1.8.22
 # pin protobuf to the version that is required by kfp
-protobuf==3.20.3
+protobuf==4.25.8
 mlflow-skinny
 moto~=5.0.8
 pyre-extensions