diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd7de2ff..d739f80f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>4.27.2</version>
+            <version>3.25.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.cloud.bigdataoss</groupId>