diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8f012ab..d7cb528 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ requires = [
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 [project]
 name = "proof-wala"
-version = "1.1.5"
+version = "1.1.6"
 authors = [
   { name="Amitayush Thakur", email="amitayush@utexas.edu" },
 ]
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 
 dependencies = [
-    "itp-interface==1.1.5",
+    "itp-interface==1.1.6",
     "filelock==3.12.4",
     "accelerate==1.3.0",
     "bitsandbytes==0.41.1",
     "gradio==3.48.0",
-    "protobuf==3.20.1",
+    "protobuf>=3.20.3",
     "scipy==1.11.2",
     "sentencepiece==0.1.99",
     "spaces==0.16.1",