diff --git a/realtime/pom.xml b/realtime/pom.xml
index afe27faa..acf20c8d 100644
--- a/realtime/pom.xml
+++ b/realtime/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.16.3</version>
+      <version>3.25.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <!--<dependency>-->
       <!--<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>-->