diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b4ae632..ce0b746 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.25.8</version>
+            <version>3.25.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>de.micromata.jak</groupId>