diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f82cc0b82..52ae67115 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
         <annotations.version>24.1.0</annotations.version>
         <jakarta.validation-api.version>3.1.0</jakarta.validation-api.version>
         <reactor-core.version>3.7.4</reactor-core.version>
-        <cel.version>0.9.1</cel.version>
+        <cel.version>0.9.1-proto3</cel.version>
         <!-- Logging -->
         <slf4j-api.version>2.0.17</slf4j-api.version>
         <logback.version>1.5.18</logback.version>