diff --git a/examples/grpc_example/MODULE.bazel b/examples/grpc_example/MODULE.bazel
index 8e5ee5b7d..f674a9390 100644
--- a/examples/grpc_example/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/examples/grpc_example/MODULE.bazel
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "7.0.2")
 
 # Gazelle currently needs protobuf to be named com_google_protobuf.
 # If they fix this, we can remove the repo_name argument.
-bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "28.3", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
+bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "29.0", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
 
 apple_cc_configure = use_extension(
     "@apple_support//crosstool:setup.bzl",
diff --git a/examples/grpc_package_example/MODULE.bazel b/examples/grpc_package_example/MODULE.bazel
index 8e5ee5b7d..f674a9390 100644
--- a/examples/grpc_package_example/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/examples/grpc_package_example/MODULE.bazel
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "7.0.2")
 
 # Gazelle currently needs protobuf to be named com_google_protobuf.
 # If they fix this, we can remove the repo_name argument.
-bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "28.3", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
+bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "29.0", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
 
 apple_cc_configure = use_extension(
     "@apple_support//crosstool:setup.bzl",