diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 57aaf37ada..c3c9f1b4d4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.8.18'
+        classpath 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.9.3'
     }
 }