diff --git a/sdk/build.gradle b/sdk/build.gradle
index 7a240e53c..e53f2c3a7 100644
--- a/sdk/build.gradle
+++ b/sdk/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ plugins {
 	id "idea"
 	id "maven"
 	id "com.bmuschko.nexus" version "2.3.1"
-	id "com.google.protobuf" version "0.8.14"
+	id "com.google.protobuf" version "0.9.2"
 }
 
 group = "com.hedera.hashgraph"