diff --git a/gym_exps/requirements/base.txt b/gym_exps/requirements/base.txt
index 8082608..9854834 100644
--- a/gym_exps/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/gym_exps/requirements/base.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ gymnasium[classic-control,mujoco]==0.27.*
 hydra-core==1.3.*
 hydra-zen==0.9.*
 hydra-ray-launcher==1.2.*
-protobuf==3.20.*  # FIXME: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72441758/typeerror-descriptors-cannot-not-be-created-directly
+protobuf==4.23.*  # FIXME: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72441758/typeerror-descriptors-cannot-not-be-created-directly
 hydra-colorlog==1.2.*
 wandb