diff --git a/maven/pom.xml b/maven/pom.xml
index 7bdb0fcfa..a617c4450 100644
--- a/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>2.4.1</version>
+      <version>3.25.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>