diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/tools/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/tools/pom.xml
index 80ed6c264..e6f2654d1 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/tools/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.github.ascopes</groupId>
                 <artifactId>protobuf-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.0</version>
+                <version>3.10.2</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>