diff --git a/java/build.gradle b/java/build.gradle
index 0701a67c..0708e8ff 100644
--- a/java/build.gradle
+++ b/java/build.gradle
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ configurations {
 
 dependencies {
     api group: 'org.jetbrains', name:'annotations', version: '26.0.2'
-    api group: 'com.google.api.grpc', name: 'proto-google-common-protos', version: '2.54.1'
+    api group: 'com.google.api.grpc', name: 'proto-google-common-protos', version: '2.56.0'
     api group: 'args4j', name: 'args4j', version: '2.37'
 
     implementation group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '33.4.8-jre'
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ dependencies {
     implementation group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-api', version: '2.0.17'
 
     // start needed for grpc
-    implementation group: 'io.grpc', name: 'grpc-protobuf', version: '1.71.0'
-    implementation group: 'io.grpc', name: 'grpc-stub', version: '1.71.0'
-    implementation group: 'io.grpc', name: 'grpc-services', version: '1.71.0'
-    implementation group: 'io.grpc', name: 'grpc-netty-shaded', version: '1.71.0'
+    implementation group: 'io.grpc', name: 'grpc-protobuf', version: '1.72.0'
+    implementation group: 'io.grpc', name: 'grpc-stub', version: '1.72.0'
+    implementation group: 'io.grpc', name: 'grpc-services', version: '1.72.0'
+    implementation group: 'io.grpc', name: 'grpc-netty-shaded', version: '1.72.0'
 
     implementation group: 'com.google.protobuf', name: 'protobuf-java', version: '3.25.7'
     implementation group: 'com.google.protobuf', name: 'protobuf-java-util', version: '3.25.7'
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation(platform('org.junit:junit-bom:5.12.2'))
     testImplementation group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version: '5.16.1'
-    testImplementation group: 'io.grpc', name: 'grpc-testing', version: '1.71.0'
-    testImplementation group: 'io.grpc', name: 'grpc-inprocess', version: '1.71.0'
+    testImplementation group: 'io.grpc', name: 'grpc-testing', version: '1.72.0'
+    testImplementation group: 'io.grpc', name: 'grpc-inprocess', version: '1.72.0'
     testImplementation('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter')
     testRuntimeOnly group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-simple', version: '2.0.17'
     testRuntimeOnly('org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher')
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ dependencies {
 protobuf {
     protoc { artifact = "com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.25.7" }
     plugins {
-        grpc { artifact = "io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:1.71.0" }
+        grpc { artifact = "io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:1.72.0" }
     }
     generateProtoTasks {
         all()*.plugins { grpc {} }