diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 26692f36..a4eec012 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ object Dependencies {
 
   lazy val testDependencies = Def.setting(Seq(
     "org.apache.pekko" %% "pekko-discovery" % pekkoVersion,
-    "com.google.protobuf" % "protobuf-java" % "3.25.4", // use the same version as in scalapb
+    "com.google.protobuf" % "protobuf-java" % "3.25.5", // use the same version as in scalapb
     ("io.confluent" % "kafka-avro-serializer" % confluentAvroSerializerVersion % Test).excludeAll(
       confluentLibsExclusionRules: _*),
     "commons-codec" % "commons-codec" % "1.17.1" % Test,