diff --git a/buf.gen.yaml b/buf.gen.yaml
index 3fb5a5a..555b2cb 100644
--- a/buf.gen.yaml
+++ b/buf.gen.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 version: v2
 plugins:
-  - remote: buf.build/grpc/java
+  - remote: buf.build/grpc/java:v1.73.0
     out: main/java
   - remote: buf.build/protocolbuffers/java:v25.3
     out: main/java
diff --git a/version/GRPC_JAVA_VERSION b/version/GRPC_JAVA_VERSION
index c37e3b9..d2d9366 100644
--- a/version/GRPC_JAVA_VERSION
+++ b/version/GRPC_JAVA_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.61.1
+v1.73.0