diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum-dash/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum-dash/default.nix
index 917d32e74afd..8752bafbe731 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum-dash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum-dash/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ python2Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     dns
     ecdsa
     pbkdf2
-    protobuf3_0
+    protobuf3_2
     pyasn1
     pyasn1-modules
     pycrypto
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum-ltc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum-ltc/default.nix
index 50cc434f6319..25c963223789 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum-ltc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum-ltc/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ python2Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     requests
     qrcode
     ltc_scrypt
-    protobuf3_0
+    protobuf3_2
     dns
     jsonrpclib
   ];