diff --git a/java-spiffe-core/build.gradle b/java-spiffe-core/build.gradle
index 7053b15f..d1c337a2 100644
--- a/java-spiffe-core/build.gradle
+++ b/java-spiffe-core/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'com.google.protobuf' version '0.9.6'
+    id 'com.google.protobuf' version '0.10.0'
     id 'java-library'
     id 'java-test-fixtures'
 }