diff --git a/.generator/cli.py b/.generator/cli.py
index 4dc20c6b53cb..d21b4496cb85 100644
--- a/.generator/cli.py
+++ b/.generator/cli.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def _run_post_processor(output: str, library_id: str, is_mono_repo: bool):
         # TODO(https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/issues/15538):
         # Investigate if a `target_version needs to be maintained
         # or can be eliminated.
-        target_version = "py37"
+        target_version = "py39"
         common_args = [
             f"--target-version={target_version}",
             "--line-length=88",
diff --git a/.generator/requirements.in b/.generator/requirements.in
index d58b58fc1da9..e8d3d9c3fc41 100644
--- a/.generator/requirements.in
+++ b/.generator/requirements.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 click
-gapic-generator==1.30.9 # update repo location for core deps https://github.com/googleapis/gapic-generator-python/pull/2566
+gapic-generator==1.30.10 # Allow protobuf 7.x https://github.com/googleapis/gapic-generator-python/pull/2575
 nox
 starlark-pyo3>=2025.1
 build