diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8979b87..72f4541 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
         <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.0</version>
+        <version>3.25.5</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>