diff --git a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
index d65da259eb..f311150d30 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:1.18.3")
   testImplementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.15.2")
-  testImplementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:3.23.3")
+  testImplementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:3.23.4")
   testImplementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.11.0")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:0.20.0-alpha")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api:${versions.opentelemetry}")