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From: "dependabot[bot]" <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:32:37 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(deps): update protobuf requirement

Updates the requirements on [protobuf](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf) to permit the latest version.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases)
- [Commits](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commits)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: protobuf
  dependency-version: 7.34.1
  dependency-type: direct:production
...

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---
 setup.cfg | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0b5ba855a..168566300 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ install_requires =
     # warning filter implemented in `weaviate/_authlib_compat.py`.
     pydantic>=2.12.0,<3.0.0
     grpcio>=1.59.5,<1.80.0
-    protobuf>=4.21.6,<7.0.0
+    protobuf>=4.21.6,<8.0.0
     packaging>=21.0
 python_requires = >=3.10