diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 38a367a..c1b82ea 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/ReneKroon/hashring
 
-go 1.23
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ require (
 
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.24.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5a8d462..7729072 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 h1:i7eJL8qZTpSEXOPTxNKhASYpMn+8e5Q6AdndVa1dWek=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4/go.mod h1:lnTiLA8Wa4RWRcIUkrtSVa5nRhsEGBg48fD6rSs7xps=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=