diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 30cab9f07..561f291cb 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@ docker~=7.1.0
 pytest~=8.3.2
 pytest-docker~=3.1.1
 
-googleapis-common-protos=1.63.2
+googleapis-common-protos==1.63.2
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d280c27a9..b6248063d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pytest~=8.3.2",
     "pytest-docker~=3.1.1",
 
-    "googleapis-common-protos=1.63.2"
+    "googleapis-common-protos==1.63.2"
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">= 3.11, < 3.12.0a1"