diff --git a/planetiler-core/pom.xml b/planetiler-core/pom.xml
index 13475fc0..2400506a 100644
--- a/planetiler-core/pom.xml
+++ b/planetiler-core/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <geotools.version>29.1</geotools.version>
     <log4j.version>2.20.0</log4j.version>
     <prometheus.version>0.16.0</prometheus.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.23.2</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.23.4</protobuf.version>
     <geopackage.version>6.6.1</geopackage.version>
   </properties>