diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 16c7e5258..a4597aece 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
         <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-        <version>3.21.12</version> <!-- keep -->
+        <version>3.25.5</version> <!-- keep -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>