diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7e4973f7..54dc998f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         <!-- protobuf paths -->
         <protobuf.input.directory>${project.basedir}/src/main/proto</protobuf.input.directory>
         <protobuf.output.directory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/proto</protobuf.output.directory>
-        <protobuf.version>3.25.3</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>4.28.2</protobuf.version>
 
         <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.4.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-antrun-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-antrun-plugin.version>