diff --git a/dot_local/bin/executable_install-protoc-home b/dot_local/bin/executable_install-protoc-home
index 1265154..6b78d54 100755
--- a/dot_local/bin/executable_install-protoc-home
+++ b/dot_local/bin/executable_install-protoc-home
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source "${XDG_DATA_HOME}/buddy-up/includes/utils.sh"
 
-VERSION=${VERSION:-24.3}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-24.4}
 APP=protoc
 APPS_DIR=${XDG_DATA_HOME}/apps/releases/${APP}
 VER_DIR=${APPS_DIR}/${VERSION}
diff --git a/dot_local/bin/executable_install-protoc-system b/dot_local/bin/executable_install-protoc-system
index b42d5b4..d56f5f6 100755
--- a/dot_local/bin/executable_install-protoc-system
+++ b/dot_local/bin/executable_install-protoc-system
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source "${XDG_DATA_HOME}/buddy-up/includes/utils.sh"
 
-PROTOC_VERSION=${VERSION:-24.3}
+PROTOC_VERSION=${VERSION:-24.4}
 PROTOC_ZIP=protoc-$PROTOC_VERSION-linux-x86_64.zip
 TMP_DIR=$(mktemp --directory)
 DEST_FILE=$TMP_DIR/$PROTOC_ZIP