diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c4e02bca..c6d02a16 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     <oval.version>3.2.1</oval.version>
     <pekko.version>1.1.5</pekko.version>
     <pekko.http.version>1.2.0</pekko.http.version>
-    <protobuf.version>4.31.1</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>4.32.0</protobuf.version>
     <scala.version>2.13</scala.version>
     <scala.library.version>2.13.16</scala.library.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>