diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 11d56d7..b7d1a91 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.3</version>
+            <version>3.25.5</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>