diff --git a/spring-pulsar/spring-pulsar.gradle b/spring-pulsar/spring-pulsar.gradle
index b798567b9..f94dc6d58 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar/spring-pulsar.gradle
+++ b/spring-pulsar/spring-pulsar.gradle
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ dependencies {
 		exclude group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j'
 		exclude group: 'com.sun.activation', module: 'javax.activation'
 		exclude group: 'javax.validation', module: 'validation-api'
+		exclude group: 'com.google.protobuf', module: 'protobuf-java'
 	}
 	api 'org.springframework:spring-context'
 	api 'org.springframework:spring-messaging'