diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71e7f84..26f3b2c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
   </developers>
 
   <properties>
-    <protobuf.version>3.25.3</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.25.5</protobuf.version>
     <vertx.version>4.5.10</vertx.version>
     <opentelemetry.version>1.41.0</opentelemetry.version>
     <opentelemetry.proto.version>1.3.2-alpha</opentelemetry.proto.version>