diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b55f0af8e..bbf1db35d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
                 <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-                <version>3.25.3</version>
+                <version>4.27.2</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- OpenTelemetry -->