diff --git a/examples/java/build.gradle b/examples/java/build.gradle
index 22147465..c2c5f0e3 100644
--- a/examples/java/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/java/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ protobuf {
 
     plugins {
         grpc {
-            artifact = 'io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:1.24.1'
+            artifact = 'io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:1.52.1'
         }
 
         reactor {