diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3a80bcae..7be10a7e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pycryptodomex~=3.18 ; sys_platform == 'darwin'",
     "paho-mqtt>=1.6.1,<3.0.0",
     "construct>=2.10.57,<3",
-    "protobuf>=5,<7",
+    "protobuf>=6.31.1,<7",
     "vacuum-map-parser-roborock",
     "pyrate-limiter>=4.0.0,<5",
     "aiomqtt>=2.5.0,<3",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index fc61bcfc..2db8fbe2 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "click-shell", specifier = "~=2.1" },
     { name = "construct", specifier = ">=2.10.57,<3" },
     { name = "paho-mqtt", specifier = ">=1.6.1,<3.0.0" },
-    { name = "protobuf", specifier = ">=5,<7" },
+    { name = "protobuf", specifier = ">=6.31.1,<7" },
     { name = "pycryptodome", specifier = "~=3.18" },
     { name = "pycryptodomex", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin'", specifier = "~=3.18" },
     { name = "pyrate-limiter", specifier = ">=4.0.0,<5" },