diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9b77a62a5..20c8ef6c8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-    <project.protobuf-java.version>3.23.0</project.protobuf-java.version>
+    <project.protobuf-java.version>3.25.4</project.protobuf-java.version>
     <github.global.server>github</github.global.server>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-bigquerystorage-parent</site.installationModule>
   </properties>