diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b2920f22..8c618bc7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <gson.version>2.10.1</gson.version>
-        <protobuf.version>3.25.2</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>4.26.0</protobuf.version>
         <slf4j-api.version>2.0.12</slf4j-api.version>
         <log4j.version>2.22.1</log4j.version>
         <lmax-disruptor.version>3.4.4</lmax-disruptor.version>