diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3d30a00d..f2277e3c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ application while protecting against XSS.
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
         <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-        <version>3.16.3</version>
+        <version>3.25.5</version>
         <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>