diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d36b47a..7f7a1d0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+protobuf>=4.25.1,<5.0.0
 diffusers
 timm
 transformers
@@ -6,3 +7,4 @@ omegaconf
 
 
   
+