diff --git a/build-caching-maven-samples/protobuf-project/pom.xml b/build-caching-maven-samples/protobuf-project/pom.xml
index 6ee163b34..5dc83a4c8 100644
--- a/build-caching-maven-samples/protobuf-project/pom.xml
+++ b/build-caching-maven-samples/protobuf-project/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>4.28.2</version>
+      <version>4.28.3</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>