diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5cead846..cf45d93c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     <!-- see: https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java/blob/master/SECURITY.md#netty -->
     <netty.tcnative.version>2.0.52.Final</netty.tcnative.version>
     <picocli.version>4.7.6</picocli.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.25.3</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.25.5</protobuf.version>
     <sl4j.version>1.7.36</sl4j.version>
     <!-- also remember to bump the version in flytekit-bom module -->
     <spotless.version>2.21.0</spotless.version>