diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 45fae609e0..ace428c8ea 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "opentelemetry-proto", version = "1.8.0", repo_name = "com_gith
 bazel_dep(name = "opentracing-cpp", version = "1.6.0", repo_name = "com_github_opentracing")
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.11")
 bazel_dep(name = "prometheus-cpp", version = "1.3.0.bcr.2", repo_name = "com_github_jupp0r_prometheus_cpp")
-bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "29.0", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
+bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "34.0-rc1", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
 bazel_dep(name = "rapidyaml", version = "0.9.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.17")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_foreign_cc", version = "0.15.1")