diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle b/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle
index 0ccb88b395..15e62edfe5 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 protobuf {
     protoc {
-        artifact = 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.25.0'
+        artifact = 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:4.29.2'
     }
 }