diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index db3737290c..d8b41a4bf7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ LD_FLAGS="-w -X main.version=$(VERSION)"
 GOLANGCI_VERSION   = 1.52.0
 GOTESTSUM_VERSION ?= 1.9.0
 
-PROTOC_VERSION             = 3.15.6
-PROTOC_GEN_GO_VERSION      = 1.26.0
-PROTOC_GEN_GO_GRPC_VERSION = 1.1.0
+PROTOC_VERSION             = 21.12
+PROTOC_GEN_GO_VERSION      = 1.28.1
+PROTOC_GEN_GO_GRPC_VERSION = 1.3.0
 
 KIND_VERSION    = 0.17.0
 KIND_NODE_IMAGE = "kindest/node:v1.25.3@sha256:cd248d1438192f7814fbca8fede13cfe5b9918746dfa12583976158a834fd5c5"