diff --git a/examples-android/app/build.gradle b/examples-android/app/build.gradle
index 6f23abb..36680fd 100644
--- a/examples-android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples-android/app/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 plugins {
-    id "com.google.protobuf" version "0.8.8"
+    id "com.google.protobuf" version "3.17.3"
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
diff --git a/kgax-grpc-android/build.gradle.kts b/kgax-grpc-android/build.gradle.kts
index 42ee4db..9fcfd1b 100644
--- a/kgax-grpc-android/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kgax-grpc-android/build.gradle.kts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ plugins {
     maven
     kotlin("jvm")
     `java-library`
-    id("com.google.protobuf") version "0.8.8"
+    id("com.google.protobuf") version "3.17.3"
     jacoco
 }
 
diff --git a/kgax-grpc-base/build.gradle.kts b/kgax-grpc-base/build.gradle.kts
index b96d63a..6796aca 100644
--- a/kgax-grpc-base/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kgax-grpc-base/build.gradle.kts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ plugins {
     maven
     kotlin("jvm")
     `java-library`
-    id("com.google.protobuf") version "0.8.8"
+    id("com.google.protobuf") version "3.17.3"
     jacoco
 }
 
diff --git a/kgax-grpc/build.gradle.kts b/kgax-grpc/build.gradle.kts
index d580842..80ef6ce 100644
--- a/kgax-grpc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kgax-grpc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ plugins {
     maven
     kotlin("jvm")
     `java-library`
-    id("com.google.protobuf") version "0.8.8"
+    id("com.google.protobuf") version "3.17.3"
     jacoco
 }
 
diff --git a/showcase-test/build.gradle.kts b/showcase-test/build.gradle.kts
index baa0bbc..d35077f 100644
--- a/showcase-test/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/showcase-test/build.gradle.kts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ plugins {
     idea
     java
     kotlin("jvm")
-    id("com.google.protobuf") version "0.8.8"
+    id("com.google.protobuf") version "3.17.3"
 }
 
 base {