diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 06eadd5a..dc482964 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <!-- name of parameter changed in latest mvn javadoc plugin version-->
         <additionalOptions>-Xdoclint:none</additionalOptions>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <protobuf.version>3.24.4</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>3.25.0</protobuf.version>
         <testcontainers.version>1.19.1</testcontainers.version>
         <kafka-libs.version>7.5.1</kafka-libs.version>
     </properties>