diff --git a/mysqlx-connector-python/setup.py b/mysqlx-connector-python/setup.py
index 2d4766aa..1c05b587 100644
--- a/mysqlx-connector-python/setup.py
+++ b/mysqlx-connector-python/setup.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         ext_modules=EXTENSIONS,
         cmdclass=COMMAND_CLASSES,
         python_requires=">=3.9",
-        install_requires=["protobuf==5.29.4"],
+        install_requires=["protobuf==5.29.5"],
         extras_require={
             "dns-srv": ["dnspython==2.6.1"],
             "compression": ["lz4==4.4.4", "zstandard==0.23.0"],
diff --git a/mysqlx-connector-python/tests/requirements.txt b/mysqlx-connector-python/tests/requirements.txt
index c72c4def..a6bc8757 100644
--- a/mysqlx-connector-python/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/mysqlx-connector-python/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-protobuf==5.29.4
+protobuf==5.29.5
 dnspython==2.6.1
 lz4==4.4.4
 zstandard>=0.12.0,<=0.19.0