diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 6c4eaad8a..b6612e66c 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ archive_override(
 
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.8.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.10")
-bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "27.0", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
+bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "34.1", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
 
 cc_configure = use_extension("//cc:extensions.bzl", "cc_configure_extension")
 use_repo(cc_configure, "local_config_cc", "local_config_cc_toolchains")