diff --git a/java/benchmarks/build.gradle b/java/benchmarks/build.gradle
index 984449bf2c..fc779ee778 100644
--- a/java/benchmarks/build.gradle
+++ b/java/benchmarks/build.gradle
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ dependencies {
     implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.13.0'
     implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-math3', version: '3.5'
     implementation group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version: '2.10.1'
+
+    implementation group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-transport-native-epoll', version: '4.1.100.Final', classifier: 'linux-x86_64'
+    implementation group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-transport-native-epoll', version: '4.1.100.Final', classifier: 'linux-aarch_64'
+    implementation group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-transport-native-kqueue', version: '4.1.100.Final', classifier: 'osx-x86_64'
+    implementation group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-transport-native-kqueue', version: '4.1.100.Final', classifier: 'osx-aarch_64'
+
 }
 
 run.dependsOn ':client:buildRustRelease'
diff --git a/java/client/build.gradle b/java/client/build.gradle
index 0178f311ea..d1780bca8f 100644
--- a/java/client/build.gradle
+++ b/java/client/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation group: 'com.google.protobuf', name: 'protobuf-java', version: '4.27.1'
+    implementation group: 'com.google.protobuf', name: 'protobuf-java', version: '4.27.3'
     implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.13.0'
 
     implementation group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-handler', version: '4.1.100.Final'