diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d87799a8..53fc1c1ff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
         <version>0.6.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <checkStaleness>false</checkStaleness>
-          <protocArtifact>com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.21.1:exe:${os.detected.classifier}</protocArtifact>
+          <protocArtifact>com.google.protobuf:protoc:${protobuf.version}:exe:${os.detected.classifier}</protocArtifact>
           <pluginId>grpc-java</pluginId>
           <pluginArtifact>io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:${grpc.version}:exe:${os.detected.classifier}</pluginArtifact>
         </configuration>