diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.japicmp-conventions.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.japicmp-conventions.gradle.kts
index 8a42404f765..0868713d6da 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.japicmp-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.japicmp-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import com.google.auto.value.AutoValue
 import japicmp.model.JApiChangeStatus
+import japicmp.model.JApiClass
 import japicmp.model.JApiCompatibility
 import japicmp.model.JApiCompatibilityChange
 import japicmp.model.JApiMethod
@@ -44,6 +45,21 @@ class AllowNewAbstractMethodOnAutovalueClasses : AbstractRecordingSeenMembers()
   }
 }
 
+// TODO: remove after protobuf 3.22.0 upgrade
+class Protobuf3_22_Exception : AbstractRecordingSeenMembers() {
+  override fun maybeAddViolation(member: JApiCompatibility): Violation? {
+    if ((member is JApiMethod && isGeneratedMessageV3Builder(member.getjApiClass())) ||
+      member is JApiClass && isGeneratedMessageV3Builder(member)) {
+      return Violation.accept(member, "Methods moved to superlass")
+    }
+    return null
+  }
+
+  fun isGeneratedMessageV3Builder(member: JApiClass): Boolean {
+    return member.superclass.newSuperclassName.get().equals("com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3\$Builder")
+  }
+}
+
 class SourceIncompatibleRule : AbstractRecordingSeenMembers() {
   override fun maybeAddViolation(member: JApiCompatibility): Violation? {
     if (!member.isSourceCompatible()) {
@@ -123,6 +139,7 @@ if (!project.hasProperty("otel.release") && !project.name.startsWith("bom")) {
           addRule(JApiChangeStatus.UNCHANGED, UnchangedMemberRule::class.java)
           // Allow new abstract methods on autovalue
           addRule(AllowNewAbstractMethodOnAutovalueClasses::class.java)
+          addRule(Protobuf3_22_Exception::class.java)
           addRule(BinaryIncompatibleRule::class.java)
           // Disallow source incompatible changes, which are allowed by default for some reason
           addRule(SourceIncompatibleRule::class.java)
diff --git a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
index f2632f0fc19..e9cc1c44b47 100644
--- a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ rootProject.extra["versions"] = dependencyVersions
 val DEPENDENCY_BOMS = listOf(
   "com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-bom:2.14.2",
   "com.google.guava:guava-bom:31.1-jre",
-  "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-bom:3.21.12",
+  "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-bom:3.22.0",
   "com.linecorp.armeria:armeria-bom:1.22.1",
   "com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-bom:4.10.0",
   "com.squareup.okio:okio-bom:3.3.0", // applies to transitive dependencies of okhttp
diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-jaeger-remote-sampler.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-jaeger-remote-sampler.txt
index df26146497b..0730f6d6691 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-jaeger-remote-sampler.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-jaeger-remote-sampler.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,67 @@
 Comparing source compatibility of  against 
-No changes.
\ No newline at end of file
+***  MODIFIED CLASS: PUBLIC STATIC FINAL io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$OperationSamplingStrategy  (compatible)
+	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
+	---  REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) FINAL(-) com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet getUnknownFields()
+***! MODIFIED CLASS: PUBLIC STATIC FINAL io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$OperationSamplingStrategy$Builder  (not serializable)
+	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$OperationSamplingStrategy$Builder addRepeatedField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, java.lang.Object)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$OperationSamplingStrategy$Builder clearField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$OperationSamplingStrategy$Builder clearOneof(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$OneofDescriptor)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$OperationSamplingStrategy$Builder clone()
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$OperationSamplingStrategy$Builder setField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, java.lang.Object)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$OperationSamplingStrategy$Builder setRepeatedField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, int, java.lang.Object)
+***  MODIFIED CLASS: PUBLIC STATIC FINAL io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$PerOperationSamplingStrategies  (compatible)
+	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
+	---  REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) FINAL(-) com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet getUnknownFields()
+***! MODIFIED CLASS: PUBLIC STATIC FINAL io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$PerOperationSamplingStrategies$Builder  (not serializable)
+	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$PerOperationSamplingStrategies$Builder addRepeatedField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, java.lang.Object)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$PerOperationSamplingStrategies$Builder clearField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$PerOperationSamplingStrategies$Builder clearOneof(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$OneofDescriptor)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$PerOperationSamplingStrategies$Builder clone()
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$PerOperationSamplingStrategies$Builder setField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, java.lang.Object)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$PerOperationSamplingStrategies$Builder setRepeatedField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, int, java.lang.Object)
+***  MODIFIED CLASS: PUBLIC STATIC FINAL io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$ProbabilisticSamplingStrategy  (compatible)
+	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
+	---  REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) FINAL(-) com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet getUnknownFields()
+***! MODIFIED CLASS: PUBLIC STATIC FINAL io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$ProbabilisticSamplingStrategy$Builder  (not serializable)
+	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$ProbabilisticSamplingStrategy$Builder addRepeatedField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, java.lang.Object)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$ProbabilisticSamplingStrategy$Builder clearField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$ProbabilisticSamplingStrategy$Builder clearOneof(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$OneofDescriptor)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$ProbabilisticSamplingStrategy$Builder clone()
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$ProbabilisticSamplingStrategy$Builder setField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, java.lang.Object)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$ProbabilisticSamplingStrategy$Builder setRepeatedField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, int, java.lang.Object)
+***  MODIFIED CLASS: PUBLIC STATIC FINAL io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$RateLimitingSamplingStrategy  (compatible)
+	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
+	---  REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) FINAL(-) com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet getUnknownFields()
+***! MODIFIED CLASS: PUBLIC STATIC FINAL io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$RateLimitingSamplingStrategy$Builder  (not serializable)
+	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$RateLimitingSamplingStrategy$Builder addRepeatedField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, java.lang.Object)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$RateLimitingSamplingStrategy$Builder clearField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$RateLimitingSamplingStrategy$Builder clearOneof(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$OneofDescriptor)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$RateLimitingSamplingStrategy$Builder clone()
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$RateLimitingSamplingStrategy$Builder setField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, java.lang.Object)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$RateLimitingSamplingStrategy$Builder setRepeatedField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, int, java.lang.Object)
+***  MODIFIED CLASS: PUBLIC STATIC FINAL io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyParameters  (compatible)
+	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
+	---  REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) FINAL(-) com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet getUnknownFields()
+***! MODIFIED CLASS: PUBLIC STATIC FINAL io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyParameters$Builder  (not serializable)
+	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyParameters$Builder addRepeatedField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, java.lang.Object)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyParameters$Builder clearField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyParameters$Builder clearOneof(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$OneofDescriptor)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyParameters$Builder clone()
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyParameters$Builder setField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, java.lang.Object)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyParameters$Builder setRepeatedField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, int, java.lang.Object)
+***  MODIFIED CLASS: PUBLIC STATIC FINAL io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyResponse  (compatible)
+	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
+	---  REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) FINAL(-) com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet getUnknownFields()
+***! MODIFIED CLASS: PUBLIC STATIC FINAL io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyResponse$Builder  (not serializable)
+	===  CLASS FILE FORMAT VERSION: 52.0 <- 52.0
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyResponse$Builder addRepeatedField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, java.lang.Object)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyResponse$Builder clearField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyResponse$Builder clearOneof(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$OneofDescriptor)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyResponse$Builder clone()
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyResponse$Builder setField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, java.lang.Object)
+	---! REMOVED METHOD: PUBLIC(-) io.opentelemetry.sdk.extension.trace.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Sampling$SamplingStrategyResponse$Builder setRepeatedField(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$FieldDescriptor, int, java.lang.Object)
diff --git a/sdk-extensions/jaeger-remote-sampler/build.gradle.kts b/sdk-extensions/jaeger-remote-sampler/build.gradle.kts
index d722859ae92..326cedb4952 100644
--- a/sdk-extensions/jaeger-remote-sampler/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sdk-extensions/jaeger-remote-sampler/build.gradle.kts
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ dependencies {
 
   testImplementation(project(":sdk:testing"))
   testImplementation(project(":sdk-extensions:autoconfigure"))
-  testImplementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util")
+  testImplementation("com.google.guava:guava:31.1-jre")
+  testImplementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java")
   testImplementation("com.linecorp.armeria:armeria-junit5")
   testImplementation("com.linecorp.armeria:armeria-grpc-protocol")
   testImplementation("org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter")
@@ -37,8 +38,7 @@ testing {
       dependencies {
         implementation(project(":sdk:testing"))
         implementation(project(":exporters:common"))
-
-        implementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util")
+        implementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java")
         implementation("com.linecorp.armeria:armeria-junit5")
         implementation("com.linecorp.armeria:armeria-grpc-protocol")
         implementation("org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter")