diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 606cf18c5..967787a4a 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ lazy val bijectionProtobuf = {
     .settings(
       osgiExportAll("com.twitter.bijection.protobuf"),
       libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-        "com.google.protobuf" % "protobuf-java" % "2.4.1"
+        "com.google.protobuf" % "protobuf-java" % "2.6.1"
       )
     )
     .dependsOn(