diff --git a/devcycle-ruby-server-sdk.gemspec b/devcycle-ruby-server-sdk.gemspec
index 2934fcf..4ee458e 100644
--- a/devcycle-ruby-server-sdk.gemspec
+++ b/devcycle-ruby-server-sdk.gemspec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'concurrent-ruby', '~> 1.2.0'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'sorbet-runtime', '~> 0.5'
   s.add_runtime_dependency 'oj', '~> 3.0'
-  s.add_runtime_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.22'
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'google-protobuf', '>= 3.22', '< 5.0'
 
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~> 3.6', '>= 3.6.0'