diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 210b074a..55628112 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ under the License.
         <japicmp.skip>false</japicmp.skip>
         <japicmp.referenceVersion>3.0.0-1.16</japicmp.referenceVersion>
 
-        <protobuf.version>3.21.9</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>3.25.5</protobuf.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
         <log4j.version>2.17.2</log4j.version>
         <jaxb-api.version>2.3.1</jaxb-api.version>