diff --git a/config/ncs/requirements-nrfutil.txt b/config/ncs/requirements-nrfutil.txt
index 03921ec0..646b8f8c 100644
--- a/config/ncs/requirements-nrfutil.txt
+++ b/config/ncs/requirements-nrfutil.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ crcmod
 ecdsa
 libusb1==1.9.3
 piccata
-protobuf==3.18.3
+protobuf==5.29.6
 pyserial
 pyspinel
 pyyaml