diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml
index 62737cdd9..1557c856e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
           python-version: 3.9
-      - run: pip install tensorboard
+      - run: |
+          pip install tensorboard
+          pip install -I protobuf==3.20.1
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run test
         env: