diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 45f05b2..631d56d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.4.0</version>
+            <version>3.25.5</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Test dependencies -->