diff --git a/plugins/repository-gcs/build.gradle b/plugins/repository-gcs/build.gradle
index 561119e9e2c30..f237061d170e7 100644
--- a/plugins/repository-gcs/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/repository-gcs/build.gradle
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ dependencies {
   api 'com.google.api:api-common:1.8.1'
   api 'com.google.api:gax:2.17.0'
   api 'org.threeten:threetenbp:1.4.4'
-  api 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:3.20.0'
+  api 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:3.21.12'
   api 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.21.7'
   api 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.9.0'
   api 'com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-common-protos:2.10.0'