diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e4f28d4..6f108f8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.21.7</version>
+            <version>3.25.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>