diff --git a/python-google-api-core.changes b/python-google-api-core.changes
index 71d903d..bae0fb6 100644
--- a/python-google-api-core.changes
+++ b/python-google-api-core.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct 23 13:12:08 UTC 2023 - ecsos <ecsos@opensuse.org>
+
+- Use correct dependencies version for protobuf.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct 12 10:27:14 UTC 2023 - John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <adrian.glaubitz@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-google-api-core.spec b/python-google-api-core.spec
index d8c6d8b..9ab68c5 100644
--- a/python-google-api-core.spec
+++ b/python-google-api-core.spec
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module grpcio >= 1.33.2}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module grpcio-gcp >= 0.2.2}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module grpcio-status >= 1.33.2}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module protobuf >= 3.20.1}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module protobuf >= 3.19.5 with %python-protobuf < 5.0.0.dev0}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytz}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module requests >= 2.18.0}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools >= 40.3.0}
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ Requires:       python-google-auth >= 2.14.1
 Requires:       python-googleapis-common-protos >= 1.53.0
 Requires:       python-grpcio >= 1.33.2
 Requires:       python-grpcio-status >= 1.33.2
-Requires:       python-protobuf >= 3.20.1
 Requires:       python-pytz
 Requires:       python-requests >= 2.18.0
 Requires:       python-setuptools >= 40.3.0
+Requires:       (python-protobuf >= 3.19.5 with python-protobuf < 5.0.0.dev0)
 Suggests:       python-grpcio-gcp >= 0.2.2
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %python_subpackages