diff --git a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
index a9ae0f5c23..c03cb5be43 100644
--- a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 dependencies {
   testImplementation("org.testcontainers:testcontainers:1.17.6")
   testImplementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.14.1")
-  testImplementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:3.21.11")
+  testImplementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:3.21.12")
   testImplementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.10.0")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:0.19.0-alpha")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api:${versions.opentelemetry}")