diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 908e47a..01a614f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.24.0</version>
+      <version>4.32.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- gRPC dependencies -->
     <dependency>