diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 93a8107e68..ed472caac9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Snyk cache
+.dccache
+
 # Compiled class file
 *.class
 
diff --git a/bundle/camunda-saas-bundle/pom.xml b/bundle/camunda-saas-bundle/pom.xml
index a31d166ec2..6179ebc81d 100644
--- a/bundle/camunda-saas-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/bundle/camunda-saas-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-oauth2-resource-server</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
-    <!-- Fix CVE-2024-7254 -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
-      <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>3.25.5</version>
-    </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.camunda.connector</groupId>
       <artifactId>connector-gcp-secret-provider</artifactId>
diff --git a/connectors/pom.xml b/connectors/pom.xml
index c8e9e32085..e1ab6f86e6 100644
--- a/connectors/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ except in compliance with the proprietary license.</license.inlineheader>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
+    <!-- Fix CVE-2024-7254 -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+      <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
+      <version>3.25.5</version>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.camunda.connector</groupId>
       <artifactId>connector-validation</artifactId>
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 5c8fdf464f..8255d58c96 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -480,6 +480,12 @@ limitations under the License.</license.inlineheader>
         <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
         <version>3.25.5</version>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- Fix CVE-2024-7254 -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+        <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
+        <version>3.25.5</version>
+      </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>