diff --git a/planetiler-core/pom.xml b/planetiler-core/pom.xml
index 0553a402..b26e7b1c 100644
--- a/planetiler-core/pom.xml
+++ b/planetiler-core/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <geotools.version>31.3</geotools.version>
     <log4j.version>2.23.1</log4j.version>
     <prometheus.version>0.16.0</prometheus.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.25.3</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.25.4</protobuf.version>
     <geopackage.version>6.6.5</geopackage.version>
   </properties>