diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6613576584..b404161842 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ require (
 	gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.12.0 // @grafana/observability-metrics
 	google.golang.org/api v0.149.0 // @grafana/backend-platform
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.60.1 // @grafana/plugins-platform-backend
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.32.0 // @grafana/plugins-platform-backend
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.0 // @grafana/plugins-platform-backend
 	gopkg.in/alexcesaro/quotedprintable.v3 v3.0.0-20150716171945-2caba252f4dc // indirect
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0 // @grafana/alerting-squad-backend
 	gopkg.in/mail.v2 v2.3.1 // @grafana/backend-platform
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 86c4c87236..44e8117927 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -4063,8 +4063,8 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1/go.mod h1:HV8QOd/L58Z+nl8r43ehVNZIU/HEI6OcFqw
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.29.0/go.mod h1:HV8QOd/L58Z+nl8r43ehVNZIU/HEI6OcFqwMG9pJV4I=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.30.0/go.mod h1:HV8QOd/L58Z+nl8r43ehVNZIU/HEI6OcFqwMG9pJV4I=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.31.0/go.mod h1:HV8QOd/L58Z+nl8r43ehVNZIU/HEI6OcFqwMG9pJV4I=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.32.0 h1:pPC6BG5ex8PDFnkbrGU3EixyhKcQ2aDuBS36lqK/C7I=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.32.0/go.mod h1:c6P6GXX6sHbq/GpV6MGZEdwhWPcYBgnhAHhKbcUYpos=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.0 h1:mjIs9gYtt56AzC4ZaffQuh88TZurBGhIJMBZGSxNerQ=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.0/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
 gopkg.in/DataDog/dd-trace-go.v1 v1.27.0/go.mod h1:Sp1lku8WJMvNV0kjDI4Ni/T7J/U3BO5ct5kEaoVU8+I=
 gopkg.in/airbrake/gobrake.v2 v2.0.9/go.mod h1:/h5ZAUhDkGaJfjzjKLSjv6zCL6O0LLBxU4K+aSYdM/U=
 gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6/go.mod h1:FMv+mEhP44yOT+4EoQTLFTRgOQ1FBLkstjWtayDeSgw=