diff --git a/tika-parent/pom.xml b/tika-parent/pom.xml
index 2f3f761b30..8dedca0a4d 100644
--- a/tika-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-parent/pom.xml
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
         <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-        <version>3.25.3</version>
+        <version>3.25.4</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>