diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 62ab23614bed..84240d721e58 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@
         <org.json.version>20230227</org.json.version>
         <org.lz4.version>1.8.0</org.lz4.version>
         <prometheus.client.version>0.6.0</prometheus.client.version>
-        <protobuf.version>3.21.7</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>4.26.1</protobuf.version>
         <spifly.version>1.3.6</spifly.version>
         <surefire.version>3.0.0-M9</surefire.version>
         <wiremock.version>2.35.0</wiremock.version>