diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index b66c441525c..2506d925809 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ lazy val mtagsShared = project
     Compile / packageSrc / publishArtifact := true,
     libraryDependencies ++= List(
       "org.lz4" % "lz4-java" % "1.8.0",
-      "com.google.protobuf" % "protobuf-java" % "3.24.3",
+      "com.google.protobuf" % "protobuf-java" % "3.24.4",
       "io.get-coursier" % "interface" % V.coursierInterfaces,
     ),
   )