diff --git a/_includes/tutorials/serialization/kstreams/code/build.gradle b/_includes/tutorials/serialization/kstreams/code/build.gradle
index f4d160d5c4..b73dac94ce 100644
--- a/_includes/tutorials/serialization/kstreams/code/build.gradle
+++ b/_includes/tutorials/serialization/kstreams/code/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ buildscript {
     mavenCentral()
   }
   dependencies {
-    classpath "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.9.2"
+    classpath "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.9.3"
   }
 }