diff --git a/hiero-dependency-versions/build.gradle.kts b/hiero-dependency-versions/build.gradle.kts
index 3f855b7f8..ba8bb63b9 100644
--- a/hiero-dependency-versions/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/hiero-dependency-versions/build.gradle.kts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ dependencies.constraints {
     api("com.google.guava:guava:33.3.1-android") { because("com.google.common") }
     api("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.18.0") { because("com.fasterxml.jackson.core") }
 
-    api("com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.25.4")
+    api("com.google.protobuf:protoc:4.29.1")
     api("io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:1.66.0")
 
     // Examples