diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2f4bd516d6..a5a858abc0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <snakeyaml.version>2.2</snakeyaml.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
     <caffeine.version>2.9.3</caffeine.version>
-    <protobuf.version>4.27.4</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>4.28.0</protobuf.version>
     <junit-jupiter.version>5.11.0</junit-jupiter.version>
     <bucket4j.version>8.10.1</bucket4j.version>
     <bouncycastle.version>1.78.1</bouncycastle.version>