diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/Library.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/Library.java
index 0e1b335772da..6140b835ee30 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/Library.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/Library.java
@@ -664,6 +664,9 @@ private Library findManagingLibrary() {
 		}
 
 		private List<Dependency> getBomDependencies(Library manager) {
+			if (manager == null) {
+				return Collections.emptyList();
+			}
 			return manager.getGroups()
 				.stream()
 				.flatMap((group) -> group.getBoms()
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index fe6d51f268f6..add296dbf695 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ mockitoVersion=5.23.0
 nativeBuildToolsVersion=1.1.1
 nullabilityPluginVersion=0.0.11
 snakeYamlVersion=2.6
+springGrpcVersion=1.1.0
 springFrameworkVersion=7.0.8
 springFramework60xVersion=6.0.23
 tomcatVersion=11.0.22
diff --git a/platform/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/platform/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index 4dffef741575..1c069809d033 100644
--- a/platform/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/platform/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -558,10 +558,16 @@ bom {
 			site("https://groovy-lang.org")
 		}
 	}
-	library("Grpc Java", "1.80.0") {
+	library("Grpc Java", "1.81.0") {
 		group("io.grpc") {
 			bom("grpc-bom")
 		}
+		alignWith {
+			version {
+				of "io.grpc:grpc-core"
+				from "org.springframework.grpc:spring-grpc-core"
+			}
+		}
 		links {
 			github("https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java")
 			docs("https://grpc.io/docs/languages/java/")
@@ -1915,21 +1921,16 @@ bom {
 			releaseNotes("https://qpid.apache.org/releases/qpid-protonj2-{version}/release-notes.html")
 		}
 	}
-	library("Protobuf Common Protos", "2.70.0") {
-		group("com.google.api.grpc") {
-			modules = [
-				"proto-google-common-protos"
-			]
-		}
-		links {
-			github("https://github.com/googleapis/sdk-platform-java")
-			releaseNotes("https://github.com/googleapis/sdk-platform-java/releases/tag/v-{version}")
-		}
-	}
-	library("Protobuf Java", "4.34.2") {
+	library("Protobuf Java", "4.35.0") {
 		group("com.google.protobuf") {
 			bom("protobuf-bom")
 		}
+		alignWith {
+			property {
+				name "protobuf-java.version"
+				of "org.springframework.grpc:spring-grpc-dependencies:$springGrpcVersion"
+			}
+		}
 		links {
 			site("https://protobuf.dev")
 			github("https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf")
@@ -2586,7 +2587,7 @@ bom {
 			releaseNotes("https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-graphql/releases/tag/v{version}")
 		}
 	}
-	library("Spring gRPC", "1.1.0") {
+	library("Spring gRPC", "${springGrpcVersion}") {
 		considerSnapshots()
 		group("org.springframework.grpc") {
 			modules = [