diff --git a/DCVC-family/EVC/requirements.txt b/DCVC-family/EVC/requirements.txt
index 013ccb7..41ae8f7 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==3.20.2
+protobuf==4.25.8
 tqdm
 bd-metric
 ptflops