diff --git a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/pom.xml
index fa5ab4838..7b9d7db48 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/pom.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-			<version>3.25.8</version>
+			<version>4.31.1</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>