diff --git a/semanticdb-kotlin/build.gradle.kts b/semanticdb-kotlin/build.gradle.kts
index 8429b49..96d9b6b 100644
--- a/semanticdb-kotlin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/semanticdb-kotlin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import com.google.protobuf.gradle.*
 
 plugins {
     kotlin("jvm")
-    id("com.google.protobuf") version "0.8.17"
+    id("com.google.protobuf") version "0.8.18"
     id("com.github.marcoferrer.kroto-plus") version "0.6.1"
 }