diff --git a/metadata/pom.xml b/metadata/pom.xml
index 54f81b2f7..8d5fca74f 100644
--- a/metadata/pom.xml
+++ b/metadata/pom.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.21.7</version>
+      <version>3.23.4</version>
     </dependency>
 
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