diff --git a/src/jvm/knet/pom.xml b/src/jvm/knet/pom.xml
index 0a4325938..e61412d48 100644
--- a/src/jvm/knet/pom.xml
+++ b/src/jvm/knet/pom.xml
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-			<version>3.23.4</version>
+			<version>4.28.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.netty</groupId>