diff --git a/load-test-framework/pom.xml b/load-test-framework/pom.xml
index bb4cbe97..9903c056 100644
--- a/load-test-framework/pom.xml
+++ b/load-test-framework/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.21.7</version>
+      <version>3.25.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>