diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 64dbde5..c07e539 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.9.1</version>
+      <version>3.25.5</version>
     </dependency>
     
   </dependencies>