diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8d0aa59..8c64db8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.23.2</version>
+            <version>3.23.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- tests -->
         <dependency>