diff --git a/DCVC-family/EVC/requirements.txt b/DCVC-family/EVC/requirements.txt
index 41ae8f7..7642841 100644
--- a/DCVC-family/EVC/requirements.txt
+++ b/DCVC-family/EVC/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ numpy>=1.20.0
 scipy
 torch>=1.9.0
 pytorch-msssim==0.2.0
-protobuf==4.25.8
+protobuf==5.29.6
 tqdm
 bd-metric
 ptflops