diff --git a/bazel_example/WORKSPACE.bazel b/bazel_example/WORKSPACE.bazel
index 329bc8cfc..0b6db3132 100644
--- a/bazel_example/WORKSPACE.bazel
+++ b/bazel_example/WORKSPACE.bazel
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 
 http_archive(
     name = "com_google_protobuf",
-    sha256 = "f7042d540c969b00db92e8e1066a9b8099c8379c33f40f360eb9e1d98a36ca26",
-    strip_prefix = "protobuf-3.21.12",
-    urls = ["https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v3.21.12.zip"],
+    sha256 = "eaafa4e19a6619c15df4c30d7213efbfd0f33ad16021cc5f72bbc5d0877346b5",
+    strip_prefix = "protobuf-25.1",
+    urls = ["https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v25.1.zip"],
 )
 
 load("@com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl", "protobuf_deps")