diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.voice.googlestt/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.voice.googlestt/pom.xml
index c882ece4c45..54479ef7d2d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.voice.googlestt/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.voice.googlestt/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.21.12</version>
+      <version>3.25.5</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>