diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fc9a37cf..a293e64d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.3</version>
+            <version>3.25.5</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-jxpath</groupId>