diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d9e4a080..5cf84ff9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <!-- name of parameter changed in latest mvn javadoc plugin version-->
     <additionalOptions>-Xdoclint:none</additionalOptions>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <protobuf.version>3.25.8</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.25.9</protobuf.version>
     <testcontainers.version>2.0.4</testcontainers.version>
     <kafka-libs.version>8.2.0</kafka-libs.version>
     <docker.platforms>linux/amd64,linux/arm64</docker.platforms>