diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 78f9e2663..1b6083968 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <version.com.github.haifengl.smile>1.5.2</version.com.github.haifengl.smile>
     <version.com.github.javaparser>3.25.5</version.com.github.javaparser>
     <version.com.github.victools>4.12.1</version.com.github.victools>
-    <version.com.google.protobuf>3.19.6</version.com.google.protobuf>
+    <version.com.google.protobuf>4.26.1</version.com.google.protobuf>
     <version.org.graalvm.nativeimage>22.3.0</version.org.graalvm.nativeimage>
     <version.com.thoughtworks.xstream>1.4.20</version.com.thoughtworks.xstream>
     <version.javassist>3.29.0-GA</version.javassist>