diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 214cfc0..2aecf83 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ under the License.
 		<maven.compiler.version>3.8.0</maven.compiler.version>
 		<chill.version>0.7.6</chill.version>
 		<thrift.version>0.13.0</thrift.version>
-		<protobuf.version>3.21.7</protobuf.version>
+		<protobuf.version>3.25.5</protobuf.version>
 		<netty-tcnative.flavor>dynamic</netty-tcnative.flavor>
 		<benchmarkExcludes>org.apache.flink.benchmark.full.*,org.apache.flink.state.benchmark.*,org.apache.flink.scheduler.benchmark.*</benchmarkExcludes>
 		<benchmarks>.*</benchmarks>