diff --git a/.scala-steward.conf b/.scala-steward.conf
index 365e48913..bca00ae02 100644
--- a/.scala-steward.conf
+++ b/.scala-steward.conf
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ pullRequests.frequency = "14 days"
 
 updates.pin = [
   { groupId = "com.google.protobuf", artifactId = "protobuf-java", version="3." },
+  { groupId = "com.google.protobuf", artifactId = "protoc", version="3." },
+  # jgit 7 requires Java 17+
   { groupId = "org.eclipse.jgit", artifactId = "org.eclipse.jgit", version="6." }
 ]