diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c22f1ae9a4..cb649f67c3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.3</version>
+            <version>3.25.5</version>
         </dependency>
         <!--DOM4J FOR XML -->
         <dependency>