diff --git a/scout_apm_logging.gemspec b/scout_apm_logging.gemspec
index ea85365..518782a 100644
--- a/scout_apm_logging.gemspec
+++ b/scout_apm_logging.gemspec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.6'
 
   s.add_dependency 'googleapis-common-protos-types'
-  s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '< 3.18'
+  s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.0'
   s.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-api'
   s.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-common'
   s.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-instrumentation-base'