diff --git a/.kokoro/build.sh b/.kokoro/build.sh
index 41903cda1..96e87d83c 100755
--- a/.kokoro/build.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/build.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ javadoc)
 integration)
     mvn -B ${INTEGRATION_TEST_ARGS} \
       -ntp \
+      -Dprotobuf.version=4.29.4 \
       -Penable-integration-tests \
       -DtrimStackTrace=false \
       -Dclirr.skip=true \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4376c27f8..9f182be24 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ If you are using Maven without the BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-  <version>1.140.2</version>
+  <version>1.141.0</version>
 </dependency>
 
 ```