diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d074a1e80..18c1850bf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -82,7 +82,16 @@ def run(self):
     author='ONNX',
     author_email='onnx-technical-discuss@lists.lfaidata.foundation',
     url='https://github.com/onnx/tensorflow-onnx',
-    install_requires=['numpy>=1.14.1', 'onnx>=1.4.1', 'requests', 'six', 'flatbuffers>=1.12', 'protobuf~=3.20'],
+    install_requires=[
+        'numpy>=1.14.1',
+        'onnx>=1.4.1',
+        'requests',
+        'six',
+        'flatbuffers>=1.12',
+        'protobuf>=4.25.8,<5.26.0rc1',
+        'protobuf>=5.29.5,<6.30.0rc1',
+        'protobuf>=6.31.1'
+    ],
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',