diff --git a/rsdroid/build.gradle b/rsdroid/build.gradle
index 84fbe1604..26f46b90e 100644
--- a/rsdroid/build.gradle
+++ b/rsdroid/build.gradle
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar", '*.so'])
     implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.3.1'
     // Protobuf is part of the ABI, so include it as a compile/api dependency.
-    api 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.17.3'
+    api 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.18.1'
     implementation 'androidx.sqlite:sqlite:2.1.0'
     implementation 'com.jakewharton.timber:timber:5.0.1'