diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 046e854..50df36e 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ dependencies {
     }
 
     implementation("io.confluent:kafka-schema-registry-client:7.6.2")
-    implementation("io.confluent:kafka-protobuf-serializer:7.6.2")
+    implementation("io.confluent:kafka-protobuf-serializer:7.7.0")
     implementation("io.confluent:kafka-json-schema-serializer:7.7.0")
     implementation("com.github.everit-org.json-schema:org.everit.json.schema:1.14.4")