diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2b6acd74..6e0eb5c2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@
         # https://github.com/tilezen/mapbox-vector-tile
         'mapbox-vector-tile == 2.0.1',
         'future==0.18.3',
-        'protobuf==4.24',
+        'protobuf==4.25.8',
     ]
 )