diff --git a/ml-algorithms/build.gradle b/ml-algorithms/build.gradle
index 68f89641c7..ec14de30e9 100644
--- a/ml-algorithms/build.gradle
+++ b/ml-algorithms/build.gradle
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ dependencies {
     implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-text', version: '1.10.0'
 }
 
+configurations.all {
+    resolutionStrategy.force 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.21.9'
+}
+
 jacocoTestReport {
     reports {
         xml.enabled false
diff --git a/plugin/build.gradle b/plugin/build.gradle
index e9b3a7ba11..ef9da2e10c 100644
--- a/plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin/build.gradle
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ configurations.all {
     resolutionStrategy.force 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.10'
     resolutionStrategy.force 'commons-logging:commons-logging:1.2'
     resolutionStrategy.force 'org.apache.commons:commons-text:1.10.0'
+    resolutionStrategy.force 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.21.9'
     // Resolve conflict with org.opensearch:opensearch:1.3.4-SNAPSHOT which using 2.13.2
     // resolutionStrategy.force 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.13.2.2'
 }