diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 0f96475f9a..f00610412d 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     <orc-format.version>1.1.1</orc-format.version>
     <!-- Build Properties -->
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2025-07-08T15:22:41Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
-    <protobuf.version>3.25.8</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>4.33.5</protobuf.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
     <snappy.version>1.1.10.8</snappy.version>
     <storage-api.version>2.8.1</storage-api.version>