diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle b/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle
index 64ffdc5ebb..d3ecdff7d0 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/kafka-plugins/build.gradle
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 protobuf {
     protoc {
-        artifact = 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.25.0'
+        artifact = 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:4.31.1'
     }
 }