diff --git a/go/go.mod b/go/go.mod
index 8dab45b7..f8e4f5aa 100644
--- a/go/go.mod
+++ b/go/go.mod
@@ -2,6 +2,4 @@ module github.com/lf-edge/eve-api/go
 
 go 1.20
 
-require github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.0
-
-require google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1 // indirect
+require google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0