diff --git a/v3/go.mod b/v3/go.mod
index 50c4379ff..afbca8df0 100644
--- a/v3/go.mod
+++ b/v3/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/newrelic/go-agent/v3
 go 1.20
 
 require (
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.5.3
+	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.56.3
 )