diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 279513093..bb377f0c4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
                 <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-                <version>3.25.4</version>
+                <version>4.27.4</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- OpenTelemetry -->