diff --git a/dockerfiles/agents/Dockerfile.agent b/dockerfiles/agents/Dockerfile.agent
index 4e91ce738..036ded382 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/agents/Dockerfile.agent
+++ b/dockerfiles/agents/Dockerfile.agent
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FROM ghcr.io/didx-xyz/acapy-agent-bbs:py3.12-1.1.1-20241115
 USER root
 
 # Install Google Protobuf
-ARG PROTOBUF_VERSION=5.28.3
+ARG PROTOBUF_VERSION=5.29.0
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir protobuf==${PROTOBUF_VERSION}
 
 # install nats-events plugin
diff --git a/dockerfiles/agents/Dockerfile.author.agent b/dockerfiles/agents/Dockerfile.author.agent
index 0e4420ce2..e7683e5e0 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/agents/Dockerfile.author.agent
+++ b/dockerfiles/agents/Dockerfile.author.agent
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FROM ghcr.io/didx-xyz/acapy-agent-bbs:py3.12-1.1.1-20241115
 USER root
 
 # Install Google Protobuf
-ARG PROTOBUF_VERSION=5.28.3
+ARG PROTOBUF_VERSION=5.29.0
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir protobuf==${PROTOBUF_VERSION}
 
 # Install wallet group id plugin