diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 65770f4..c21f774 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
         <!-- dependencies -->
-        <protobuf.version>3.25.2</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>4.31.1</protobuf.version>
         <easy-random.version>6.0.0-SNAPSHOT</easy-random.version>
         <!-- tests dependencies tools -->
         <junit.version>5.8.2</junit.version>