diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 943c8100..43691e84 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>4.27.3</version>
+            <version>4.28.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>