diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 44c5919f1b..7a7cb3ce48 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 		<hsqldb.version>2.7.4</hsqldb.version>
 		<hazelcast.version>5.5.0</hazelcast.version>
 		<jython-standalone.version>2.7.4</jython-standalone.version>
-		<protobuf.version>4.30.2</protobuf.version>
+		<protobuf.version>4.31.0</protobuf.version>
 		<bootstrap.version>5.3.5</bootstrap.version>
 		<fst.version>3.0.4-jdk17</fst.version>
 		<jquery-ui.version>1.14.1</jquery-ui.version>