diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c2feff2..25b078d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ anyhow = "1.0.56"
 protobuf = "= 3.2.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-protobuf-codegen = "= 3.2.0"
+protobuf-codegen = "= 3.7.1"
 
 [lib]
 name = "rust_criu"