diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 01b202d..5850340 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spring-boot-starter-web = { module = "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-start
 spring-boot-starter-test = { module = "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test" }
 spring-cloud-starter-kubernetes-client-config = "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-kubernetes-client-config:3.2.0"
 #pin transient client-config protobuf dependency version to avoid CVE-2024-7254
-google-java-protobuf = "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.25.5"
+google-java-protobuf = "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:4.29.3"
 spring-security-test = { module = "org.springframework.security:spring-security-test" }
 fitko-fitconnect-sdk = "dev.fitko.fitconnect.sdk:client:2.5.0"
 [plugins]