diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index b2e6bbf..3ff0517 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module(
 
 bazel_dep(name = "gazelle", version = "0.51.3", repo_name = "bazel_gazelle")
 bazel_dep(name = "grpc", version = "1.81.1", repo_name = "com_github_grpc_grpc")
-bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "36.0.bcr.1", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
+bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "36.1.bcr.1", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_go", version = "0.61.1", repo_name = "io_bazel_rules_go")
 bazel_dep(name = "openconfig_attestz", version = "0.6.10")
 bazel_dep(name = "openconfig_gnmi", version = "0.14.1")