diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 57101f7..416f921 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use strict"
 
-const protobuf = require("protocol-buffers")
+const protobuf = require("protons")
 const assert = require("assert")
 const PeerRequest = require("peer-request")
 const validate = require("zeronet-common/lib/verify").verifyProtocol
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4d35062..a671de7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "msgpack5": "^3.5.1",
     "once": "^1.4.0",
     "peer-request": "^0.1.2",
-    "protocol-buffers": "^3.2.1",
+    "protons": "^1.0.0",
     "pull-catch": "^1.0.0",
     "pull-protocol-buffers": "^0.1.1",
     "pull-queue": "^0.1.3",