diff --git a/kms/pom.xml b/kms/pom.xml
index 3fc2690960a..85b6cba2962 100644
--- a/kms/pom.xml
+++ b/kms/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.15.8</version>
+      <version>3.25.5</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>