diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6e9a060b0c..066b454dda 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
         <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-        <version>3.25.5</version>
+        <version>3.25.6</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.infinispan.protostream</groupId>