diff --git a/planetiler-core/pom.xml b/planetiler-core/pom.xml
index 9fd0ec665e..eb9652e0ef 100644
--- a/planetiler-core/pom.xml
+++ b/planetiler-core/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <log4j.version>2.24.2</log4j.version>
     <prometheus.version>0.16.0</prometheus.version>
     <!-- needs to match CEL -->
-    <protobuf.version>4.28.1</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>4.29.0</protobuf.version>
     <geopackage.version>6.6.5</geopackage.version>
   </properties>