diff --git a/managedkafka/snippets/connect/clusters/requirements.txt b/managedkafka/snippets/connect/clusters/requirements.txt
index 5f372e81c41..f94f1fd9749 100644
--- a/managedkafka/snippets/connect/clusters/requirements.txt
+++ b/managedkafka/snippets/connect/clusters/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-protobuf==5.29.4
+protobuf==5.29.6
 pytest==8.2.2
 google-api-core==2.23.0
 google-auth==2.38.0