diff --git a/sdk/java/pulumi/build.gradle b/sdk/java/pulumi/build.gradle
index d6b32482b73..ed0224a3676 100644
--- a/sdk/java/pulumi/build.gradle
+++ b/sdk/java/pulumi/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ repositories {
     mavenLocal()
 }
 
-def grpcVersion = "1.57.2"
+def grpcVersion = "1.72.0"
 def protobufVersion = "3.25.5"
 def protocVersion = protobufVersion
 def guavaVersion = "32.1.2-jre"