diff --git a/springwolf-examples/springwolf-kafka-example/build.gradle b/springwolf-examples/springwolf-kafka-example/build.gradle
index 35cf9a39c..3e585f350 100644
--- a/springwolf-examples/springwolf-kafka-example/build.gradle
+++ b/springwolf-examples/springwolf-kafka-example/build.gradle
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ openApi {
 
 protobuf {
     protoc {
-        artifact = 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.25.3'
+        artifact = 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:4.26.1'
     }
 }