diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ebd3ed06..beed5e0e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
-        <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
+        <artifactId>protobuf-bom</artifactId>
         <version>${protobuf.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>