diff --git a/data-plane/pom.xml b/data-plane/pom.xml
index 55f301f5f6..a18b7be7bf 100644
--- a/data-plane/pom.xml
+++ b/data-plane/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <micrometer.version>1.11.5</micrometer.version>
     <opentelemetry.version>1.17.0</opentelemetry.version>
     <jackson.version>2.14.1</jackson.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.25.2</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>4.29.2</protobuf.version>
     <bucket4j.version>7.6.0</bucket4j.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.9</slf4j.version>
     <ch.qos.logback.version>1.4.14</ch.qos.logback.version>