diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index e3f6cadc..3b4d6df6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ on:
       - main
 
 env:
-  PROTOC_VERSION: 3.17.3
+  PROTOC_VERSION: 21.6
   GO_VERSION: 1.21
 
 jobs:
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
          egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
 
      - name: Install Protoc
-       uses: arduino/setup-protoc@149f6c87b92550901b26acd1632e11c3662e381f # v1.3.0
+       uses: arduino/setup-protoc@c65c819552d16ad3c9b72d9dfd5ba5237b9c906b # v3.0.0
        with:
         version: ${{ env.PROTOC_VERSION }}
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ jobs:
          egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
 
      - name: Install Protoc
-       uses: arduino/setup-protoc@149f6c87b92550901b26acd1632e11c3662e381f # v1.3.0
+       uses: arduino/setup-protoc@c65c819552d16ad3c9b72d9dfd5ba5237b9c906b # v3.0.0
        with:
         version: ${{ env.PROTOC_VERSION }}
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ jobs:
          egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
 
      - name: Install Protoc
-       uses: arduino/setup-protoc@149f6c87b92550901b26acd1632e11c3662e381f # v1.3.0
+       uses: arduino/setup-protoc@c65c819552d16ad3c9b72d9dfd5ba5237b9c906b # v3.0.0
        with:
         version: ${{ env.PROTOC_VERSION }}
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}