diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8ec5aa94d..49d916766 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@
     <project.jsr305.version>3.0.2</project.jsr305.version>
     <project.gson.version>2.11.0</project.gson.version>
     <project.jackson-core2.version>2.18.2</project.jackson-core2.version>
-    <project.protobuf-java.version>3.21.12</project.protobuf-java.version>
+    <project.protobuf-java.version>3.25.5</project.protobuf-java.version>
 	<!-- We use the Java 8 compatible version due to https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2023-2976/ -->
     <project.guava.version>33.4.8-android</project.guava.version>
     <project.xpp3.version>1.1.4c</project.xpp3.version>