diff --git a/data-plane/pom.xml b/data-plane/pom.xml
index c3a456b600..752b662304 100644
--- a/data-plane/pom.xml
+++ b/data-plane/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <micrometer.version>1.6.3</micrometer.version>
     <opentelemetry.version>0.13.1</opentelemetry.version>
     <jackson.version>2.12.0</jackson.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.14.0</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.18.0</protobuf.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.30</slf4j.version>
     <ch.qos.logback.version>1.2.3</ch.qos.logback.version>
     <net.logstash.logback.encoder.version>6.5</net.logstash.logback.encoder.version>