diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9061743554..de217b83d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
         <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-        <version>3.25.5</version>
+        <version>4.28.3</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.infinispan.protostream</groupId>