diff --git a/.keda-external-scaler/go.mod b/.keda-external-scaler/go.mod
index 86caa18bb..4ed736b9a 100644
--- a/.keda-external-scaler/go.mod
+++ b/.keda-external-scaler/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.26.0
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.71.0
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.5
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/.keda-external-scaler/go.sum b/.keda-external-scaler/go.sum
index 5105a9a89..3fd006188 100644
--- a/.keda-external-scaler/go.sum
+++ b/.keda-external-scaler/go.sum
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@ google.golang.org/grpc v1.71.0 h1:kF77BGdPTQ4/JZWMlb9VpJ5pa25aqvVqogsxNHHdeBg=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.71.0/go.mod h1:H0GRtasmQOh9LkFoCPDu3ZrwUtD1YGE+b2vYBYd/8Ec=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.5 h1:tPhr+woSbjfYvY6/GPufUoYizxw1cF/yFoxJ2fmpwlM=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.5/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11 h1:fV6ZwhNocDyBLK0dj+fg8ektcVegBBuEolpbTQyBNVE=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11/go.mod h1:HTf+CrKn2C3g5S8VImy6tdcUvCska2kB7j23XfzDpco=