diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cbc65aa3c4cb..e851ad3e9096 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
     <properties.maven.plugin.version>1.3.0</properties.maven.plugin.version>
     <proto-backwards-compatibility.version>1.0.7</proto-backwards-compatibility.version>
     <protobuf-maven-plugin.version>0.6.1</protobuf-maven-plugin.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.25.8</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.25.9</protobuf.version>
     <ranger.version>2.8.0</ranger.version>
     <!-- versions included in ratis-thirdparty, update in sync -->
     <ratis-thirdparty.grpc.version>1.75.0</ratis-thirdparty.grpc.version>