diff --git a/build-tools-internal/version.properties b/build-tools-internal/version.properties
index 6fc229960a7b7..f7391b3e403f3 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/version.properties
+++ b/build-tools-internal/version.properties
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ commons_lang3                   = 3.9
 bouncycastle=1.78.1
 
 # client dependencies
-protobuf          = 3.21.9
+protobuf          = 3.25.5
 
 # test dependencies
 randomizedrunner  = 2.8.0
diff --git a/docs/changelog/113869.yaml b/docs/changelog/113869.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f1cd1ec423966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/113869.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 113869
+summary: Upgrade protobufer to 3.25.5
+area: Snapshot/Restore
+type: upgrade
+issues: []
diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index 148f51adcd78f..12861a9fe4df2 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -824,14 +824,14 @@
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          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="com.google.protobuf" name="protobuf-java" version="3.21.9">
-         <artifact name="protobuf-java-3.21.9.jar">
-            <sha256 value="1b78b4a76a71512debfdff8f8fc5aef6bfd459f65758fecf7aff245e6e6301e4" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <component group="com.google.protobuf" name="protobuf-java" version="3.25.5">
+         <artifact name="protobuf-java-3.25.5.jar">
+            <sha256 value="8540247fad9e06baefa8fb45eb313802d019f485f14300e0f9d6b556ed88e753" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="com.google.protobuf" name="protobuf-java-util" version="3.21.9">
-         <artifact name="protobuf-java-util-3.21.9.jar">
-            <sha256 value="a78226d02551ca2cb34b24b4168a75b4a84041cc3333f3725bb5ad9806a80b77" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <component group="com.google.protobuf" name="protobuf-java-util" version="3.25.5">
+         <artifact name="protobuf-java-util-3.25.5.jar">
+            <sha256 value="dacc58b2c3d2fa8d4bddc1acb881e78d6cf7c137dd78bc1d67f6aca732436a8d" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
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