diff --git a/wayang-api/wayang-api-python/pom.xml b/wayang-api/wayang-api-python/pom.xml
index d4d705526..e0be8dad1 100644
--- a/wayang-api/wayang-api-python/pom.xml
+++ b/wayang-api/wayang-api-python/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.3</version>
+            <version>3.25.5</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>