diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4f82c9a6d..33e671c3c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
                 <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-                <version>3.25.5</version>
+                <version>4.28.3</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>