diff --git a/processing/docs/requirements_batch_camera_trap.txt b/processing/docs/requirements_batch_camera_trap.txt
index 376af60..a74c52a 100644
--- a/processing/docs/requirements_batch_camera_trap.txt
+++ b/processing/docs/requirements_batch_camera_trap.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ packaging==25.0
 pandas==2.2.3
 pillow==11.2.1
 pillow-heif==0.22.0
-protobuf==6.30.2
+protobuf==7.34.0rc1
 psutil==7.0.0
 py-cpuinfo==9.0.0
 py4j==0.10.9.7
diff --git a/processing/docs/requirements_batch_processing.txt b/processing/docs/requirements_batch_processing.txt
index 70583a4..6ce7c20 100644
--- a/processing/docs/requirements_batch_processing.txt
+++ b/processing/docs/requirements_batch_processing.txt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ packaging==25.0
 pandas==2.2.3
 pillow==11.2.1
 pillow-heif==0.22.0
-protobuf==6.30.2
+protobuf==7.34.0rc1
 psutil==7.0.0
 py-cpuinfo==9.0.0
 py4j==0.10.9.7