@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # GRPC Python setup requirements
 coverage>=4.0
 cython>=3.0.0
-protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0
+protobuf==6.31.0rc1
 wheel>=0.29
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def run(self):
 }
 
 INSTALL_REQUIRES = (
-    "protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0",
+    "protobuf==6.31.0rc1",
     "grpcio>={version}".format(version=grpc_version.VERSION),
 )
 
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 }
 
 INSTALL_REQUIRES = (
-    "protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0",
+    "protobuf==6.31.0rc1",
     f"xds-protos=={grpc_version.VERSION}",
     f"grpcio>={grpc_version.VERSION}",
 )
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "opentelemetry-sdk>=1.25.0",
     "opentelemetry-resourcedetector-gcp>=1.6.0a0",
     "grpcio=={version}".format(version=grpc_version.VERSION),
-    "protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0",
+    "protobuf==6.31.0rc1",
 )
 
 setuptools.setup(
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def run(self):
 }
 
 INSTALL_REQUIRES = (
-    "protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0",
+    "protobuf==6.31.0rc1",
     "grpcio>={version}".format(version=grpc_version.VERSION),
 )
 
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def run(self):
 }
 
 INSTALL_REQUIRES = (
-    "protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0",
+    "protobuf==6.31.0rc1",
     "grpcio>={version}".format(version=grpc_version.VERSION),
 )
 
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def run(self):
 }
 
 INSTALL_REQUIRES = (
-    "protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0",
+    "protobuf==6.31.0rc1",
     "grpcio>={version}".format(version=grpc_version.VERSION),
     "googleapis-common-protos>=1.5.5",
 )
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def run(self):
 }
 
 INSTALL_REQUIRES = (
-    "protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0",
+    "protobuf==6.31.0rc1",
     "grpcio>={version}".format(version=grpc_version.VERSION),
 )
 
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "grpcio-observability>={version}".format(version=grpc_version.VERSION),
     "xds-protos>={version}".format(version=grpc_version.VERSION),
     "oauth2client>=1.4.7",
-    "protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0",
+    "protobuf==6.31.0rc1",
     "google-auth>=1.17.2",
     "requests>=2.14.2",
     "absl-py>=1.4.0",
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def extension_modules():
     packages=setuptools.find_packages("."),
     python_requires=f">={python_version.MIN_PYTHON_VERSION}",
     install_requires=[
-        "protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0",
+        "protobuf==6.31.0rc1",
         "grpcio>={version}".format(version=grpc_version.VERSION),
         "setuptools",
     ],
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`@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def run(self):`
`65`	`65`	`}`
`66`	`66`
`67`	`67`	`INSTALL_REQUIRES = (`
`68`		`- "protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0",`
	`68`	`+ "protobuf==6.31.0rc1",`
`69`	`69`	`"grpcio>={version}".format(version=grpc_version.VERSION),`
`70`	`70`	`)`
`71`	`71`
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`@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@`
`41`	`41`	`}`
`42`	`42`
`43`	`43`	`INSTALL_REQUIRES = (`
`44`		`- "protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0",`
	`44`	`+ "protobuf==6.31.0rc1",`
`45`	`45`	`f"xds-protos=={grpc_version.VERSION}",`
`46`	`46`	`f"grpcio>={grpc_version.VERSION}",`
`47`	`47`	`)`
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`@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def run(self):`
`63`	`63`	`}`
`64`	`64`
`65`	`65`	`INSTALL_REQUIRES = (`
`66`		`- "protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0",`
	`66`	`+ "protobuf==6.31.0rc1",`
`67`	`67`	`"grpcio>={version}".format(version=grpc_version.VERSION),`
`68`	`68`	`)`
`69`	`69`
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`@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def run(self):`
`64`	`64`	`}`
`65`	`65`
`66`	`66`	`INSTALL_REQUIRES = (`
`67`		`- "protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0",`
	`67`	`+ "protobuf==6.31.0rc1",`
`68`	`68`	`"grpcio>={version}".format(version=grpc_version.VERSION),`
`69`	`69`	`)`
`70`	`70`
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`@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def run(self):`
`49`	`49`	`}`
`50`	`50`
`51`	`51`	`INSTALL_REQUIRES = (`
`52`		`- "protobuf>=6.30.0,<7.0.0",`
	`52`	`+ "protobuf==6.31.0rc1",`
`53`	`53`	`"grpcio>={version}".format(version=grpc_version.VERSION),`
`54`	`54`	`)`
`55`	`55`