diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7a4e5deb..3698972f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     <oval.version>3.2.1</oval.version>
     <play.ws.version>3.0.5</play.ws.version>
     <postgresql.version>42.7.4</postgresql.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.25.3</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>4.29.0</protobuf.version>
     <reflections.version>0.11.7</reflections.version>
     <scala.version>2.13</scala.version>
     <scala.library.version>2.13.14</scala.library.version>