diff --git a/benchmark-java/build.sbt b/benchmark-java/build.sbt
index 4ed8a28da..a88d35591 100644
--- a/benchmark-java/build.sbt
+++ b/benchmark-java/build.sbt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ run / javaOptions ++= List("-Xms1g", "-Xmx1g", "-XX:+PrintGCDetails", "-XX:+Prin
 // generate both client and server (default) in Java
 akkaGrpcGeneratedLanguages := Seq(AkkaGrpc.Java)
 
-val grpcVersion = "1.63.2" // checked synced by VersionSyncCheckPlugin
+val grpcVersion = "1.68.1" // checked synced by VersionSyncCheckPlugin
 
 val runtimeProject = ProjectRef(file("../"), "akka-grpc-runtime")
 
diff --git a/gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/akka/grpc/gradle/AkkaGrpcPluginExtension.groovy b/gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/akka/grpc/gradle/AkkaGrpcPluginExtension.groovy
index b302595d1..474c097d4 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/akka/grpc/gradle/AkkaGrpcPluginExtension.groovy
+++ b/gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/akka/grpc/gradle/AkkaGrpcPluginExtension.groovy
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class AkkaGrpcPluginExtension {
 
     static final String PROTOC_PLUGIN_SCALA_VERSION = "2.12"
 
-    static final String GRPC_VERSION = "1.63.2" // checked synced by VersionSyncCheckPlugin
+    static final String GRPC_VERSION = "1.68.1" // checked synced by VersionSyncCheckPlugin
 
     static final String PLUGIN_CODE = 'com.lightbend.akka.grpc.gradle'
 
diff --git a/plugin-tester-java/pom.xml b/plugin-tester-java/pom.xml
index 4ea9174c0..3bb5ffb5f 100644
--- a/plugin-tester-java/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin-tester-java/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <maven-exec-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-exec-plugin.version>
     <akka.http.cors.version>1.1.0</akka.http.cors.version>
     <akka.version>2.10.0</akka.version>
-    <grpc.version>1.63.2</grpc.version> <!-- checked synced by VersionSyncCheckPlugin -->
+    <grpc.version>1.68.1</grpc.version> <!-- checked synced by VersionSyncCheckPlugin -->
     <project.encoding>UTF-8</project.encoding>
     <build-helper-maven-plugin>3.3.0</build-helper-maven-plugin>
     <protobuf-java.version>3.22.2</protobuf-java.version>
diff --git a/plugin-tester-scala/pom.xml b/plugin-tester-scala/pom.xml
index 2f1369ac1..e422f9112 100644
--- a/plugin-tester-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin-tester-scala/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
     <akka.version>2.10.0</akka.version>
     <akka.http.cors.version>0.4.2</akka.http.cors.version>
-    <grpc.version>1.63.2</grpc.version> <!-- checked synced by VersionSyncCheckPlugin -->
+    <grpc.version>1.68.1</grpc.version> <!-- checked synced by VersionSyncCheckPlugin -->
     <project.encoding>UTF-8</project.encoding>
     <proto-google-common.version>2.22.0</proto-google-common.version>
   </properties>
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 51324e313..e0ade721d 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ object Dependencies {
     val akkaHttp = "10.7.0"
     val akkaHttpBinary = VersionNumber(akkaHttp).numbers match { case Seq(major, minor, _*) => s"$major.$minor" }
 
-    val grpc = "1.63.2" // checked synced by VersionSyncCheckPlugin
+    val grpc = "1.68.1" // checked synced by VersionSyncCheckPlugin
 
     // Even referenced explicitly in the sbt-plugin's sbt-tests
     // If changing this, remember to update protoc plugin version to align in
diff --git a/sbt-plugin/src/sbt-test/gen-scala-server/00-interop/build.sbt b/sbt-plugin/src/sbt-test/gen-scala-server/00-interop/build.sbt
index 2a94c06de..28fc09ea4 100644
--- a/sbt-plugin/src/sbt-test/gen-scala-server/00-interop/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt-plugin/src/sbt-test/gen-scala-server/00-interop/build.sbt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven")
 
 organization := "com.lightbend.akka.grpc"
 
-val grpcVersion = "1.63.2" // checked synced by VersionSyncCheckPlugin
+val grpcVersion = "1.68.1" // checked synced by VersionSyncCheckPlugin
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "io.grpc" % "grpc-interop-testing" % grpcVersion % "protobuf-src",