diff --git a/python/nano/setup.py b/python/nano/setup.py
index e078da80831..148682c4852 100644
--- a/python/nano/setup.py
+++ b/python/nano/setup.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def setup_package():
 
     install_requires = ["intel-openmp; (platform_machine=='x86_64' or platform_machine == 'AMD64')",
                         "cloudpickle",
-                        "protobuf==4.25.8",
+                        "protobuf>=5.29.6",
                         "py-cpuinfo",
                         "pyyaml",
                         "packaging",
diff --git a/python/requirements/nano/requirements.txt b/python/requirements/nano/requirements.txt
index 5fa70eb19e0..ee9affae3db 100644
--- a/python/requirements/nano/requirements.txt
+++ b/python/requirements/nano/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 intel-openmp
 cloudpickle
-protobuf==4.25.8
+protobuf>=5.29.6
 py-cpuinfo
 pyyaml
 packaging
diff --git a/python/requirements/orca/requirements_automl.txt b/python/requirements/orca/requirements_automl.txt
index 83dfc1af9e0..4427f73ed44 100644
--- a/python/requirements/orca/requirements_automl.txt
+++ b/python/requirements/orca/requirements_automl.txt
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ prometheus-client==0.11.0
 scikit-learn
 setproctitle
 tensorboard
-protobuf==4.25.8
+protobuf>=5.29.6
diff --git a/python/requirements/orca/requirements_ray.txt b/python/requirements/orca/requirements_ray.txt
index 72af3c828d9..e2be4bb634e 100644
--- a/python/requirements/orca/requirements_ray.txt
+++ b/python/requirements/orca/requirements_ray.txt
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ hiredis==2.0.0
 psutil
 prometheus-client==0.11.0
 setproctitle
-protobuf==4.25.8
+protobuf>=5.29.6