diff --git a/java/client/build.gradle b/java/client/build.gradle
index 04bbd62f5b..07962a8b02 100644
--- a/java/client/build.gradle
+++ b/java/client/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import java.nio.file.Paths
 
 plugins {
     id 'java-library'
-    //id 'org.gradlex.extra-java-module-info'
 }
 
 repositories {
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation group: 'com.google.protobuf', name: 'protobuf-java', version: '3.21.12'
+    implementation group: 'com.google.protobuf', name: 'protobuf-java', version: '3.24.3'
     implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.13.0'
 
     implementation group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-handler', version: '4.1.100.Final'