diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7a7163ff..7ebc1a75 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <x.github.repo>sdmx-dl</x.github.repo>
 
         <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
-        <protobuf.version>3.25.5</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>4.28.3</protobuf.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>