pin protobuf==4.25.8 for compatibility with tensorflow 2.16.1

Author: AlyaGomaa

install/requirements.txt

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pytest-xdist==3.8.0
 scipy==1.15.1
 scikit-learn==1.7.2
 GitPython==3.1.45
-protobuf==5.29.6
+protobuf==4.25.8
 exclusiveprocess==0.9.4
 pytest-dependency==0.6.0
 whois==1.20240129.2