diff --git a/protobuf_version.bzl b/protobuf_version.bzl
index bc33e8c0f3..2ef354e967 100644
--- a/protobuf_version.bzl
+++ b/protobuf_version.bzl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """ Contains version numbers to be used in other bzl files """
-PROTOC_VERSION = "28.0"
+PROTOC_VERSION = "29.0"
 PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION = "4.28.0"
 PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION = "5.28.0"
 PROTOBUF_PHP_VERSION = "4.28.0"