diff --git a/scripts/genproto.sh b/scripts/genproto.sh
index 9c14db4a..41b20c95 100755
--- a/scripts/genproto.sh
+++ b/scripts/genproto.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ if ! [[ "$0" =~ "scripts/genproto.sh" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # for now, be conservative about what version of protoc we expect
-if ! [[ $(protoc --version) =~ "3.1.0" ]]; then
-	echo "could not find protoc 3.1.0, is it installed + in PATH?"
+if ! [[ $(protoc --version) =~ "3.2.0" ]]; then
+	echo "could not find protoc 3.2.0, is it installed + in PATH?"
 	exit 255
 fi