diff --git a/examples/extension/build.gradle b/examples/extension/build.gradle
index d5167ad032..088905c38c 100644
--- a/examples/extension/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/extension/build.gradle
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ dependencies {
   //All dependencies below are only for tests
   testImplementation("org.testcontainers:testcontainers:1.18.0")
   testImplementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.15.0")
-  testImplementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:3.22.4")
+  testImplementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:3.23.0")
   testImplementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.11.0")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:0.19.0-alpha")