diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 18f83df7..a68ec478 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ rules_jvm_external_setup()
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "maven_install")
 maven_install(
     artifacts = [
-        "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.15.6",
+        "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.25.4",
         "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:3.15.6",
         "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.22",
     ],