diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9f4eb2e..be478e6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.16.1</version>
+      <version>3.25.5</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>