diff --git a/packages/ipfs-grpc-protocol/package.json b/packages/ipfs-grpc-protocol/package.json
index a6c427a478..0570f0f5f7 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-grpc-protocol/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-grpc-protocol/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mkdirp": "^1.0.4",
-    "protobufjs": "^6.10.2",
+    "protobufjs": "^7.2.4",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2"
   }
 }