diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e9a69665ba..906d5055cb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
         <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-        <version>3.25.5</version>
+        <version>4.29.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.infinispan.protostream</groupId>