diff --git a/src/jvm/knet/pom.xml b/src/jvm/knet/pom.xml
index ec951a76e..a5ebc1ad8 100644
--- a/src/jvm/knet/pom.xml
+++ b/src/jvm/knet/pom.xml
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-			<version>3.25.5</version>
+			<version>4.29.3</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.netty</groupId>