Bump com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java from 3.24.4 to 4.26.1

Bumps [com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf) from 3.24.4 to 4.26.1.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/main/protobuf_release.bzl)
- [Commits](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commits)

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updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
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Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>

build.gradle

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ ext {
     wasmtime_version = "0.19.0"
     junit_version = "4.13.2"
     mockito_core_version = "5.6.0"
-    protobuf_version = "3.24.4"
+    protobuf_version = "4.26.1"
     openfeature_version = "1.7.0"
 }