diff --git a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
index c9b489d15..52b440d84 100644
--- a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ val otelContribAlphaVersion = "1.39.0-alpha"
 val autoValueVersion = "1.11.0"
 val dockerJavaVersion = "3.4.0"
 val mockitoVersion = "5.14.0"
-val protobufVersion = "3.25.5"
+val protobufVersion = "4.28.2"
 val slf4jVersion = "2.0.16"
 
 // instrumentation version is used to compute Implementation-Version manifest attribute