diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 631ff9dc..a492e543 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-			<version>3.21.9</version>
+			<version>3.23.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.confluent</groupId>