diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 12d26894b12df..1c4bd24f8598e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         <hibernate-search.version>7.2.2.Final</hibernate-search.version>
 
         <!-- Make sure to check compatibility between these 2 gRPC components before upgrade -->
-        <grpc.version>1.65.1</grpc.version> <!-- when updating, verify if com.google.auth should not be updated too -->
+        <grpc.version>1.68.2</grpc.version> <!-- when updating, verify if com.google.auth should not be updated too -->
         <grpc-jprotoc.version>1.2.2</grpc-jprotoc.version>
         <protoc.version>3.25.5</protoc.version>
         <protobuf-java.version>${protoc.version}</protobuf-java.version>