diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 56501d82..7d17f65c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>4.35.1</version>
+            <version>4.36.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>