diff --git a/java/runner/pom.xml b/java/runner/pom.xml
index 9c17012824..5ecb2d9445 100644
--- a/java/runner/pom.xml
+++ b/java/runner/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.signalfx.public</groupId>
             <artifactId>signalfx-protoc</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.14</version>
+            <version>1.0.29</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>