diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index db1e294..a01957c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:5.10.1'
     testImplementation "org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-scanner-engine:${sonarPluginApiVersion}"
     testImplementation "org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-ws:${sonarqubeWsVersion}"
-    testImplementation 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:3.25.2'
+    testImplementation 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:4.26.1'
     testImplementation 'org.sonarsource.orchestrator:sonar-orchestrator-junit5:4.7.1.1872'
     testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.+'
     testRuntimeOnly "org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-plugin-api:${sonarPluginApiVersion}"