diff --git a/.scala-steward.conf b/.scala-steward.conf
index 00e3eba3a..da8b9ff35 100644
--- a/.scala-steward.conf
+++ b/.scala-steward.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ pullRequests.frequency = "14 days"
 updates.ignore = [
   # as per discussion on sbt/zinc#1236, this is
   # "if it ain't broke don't fix it" territory
-  { groupId = "com.google.protobuf" },
   { groupId = "org.eclipse.jgit" }
 ]