diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index f3a187c90bd..281015c26f4 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ lazy val mtagsShared = project
     Compile / packageSrc / publishArtifact := true,
     libraryDependencies ++= List(
       "org.lz4" % "lz4-java" % "1.8.1",
-      "com.google.protobuf" % "protobuf-java" % "4.35.1",
+      "com.google.protobuf" % "protobuf-java" % "4.36.0",
       V.guava,
       "io.get-coursier" % "interface" % V.coursierInterfaces,
     ),