diff --git a/format-orc/pom.xml b/format-orc/pom.xml
index 8c7a8b3f2..19397f186 100644
--- a/format-orc/pom.xml
+++ b/format-orc/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.0</version>
+      <version>3.25.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>