diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 672e14888..7fd24e6f3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/coredns/caddy v1.1.1
 	github.com/dnstap/golang-dnstap v0.4.0
 	github.com/farsightsec/golang-framestream v0.3.0
-	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-opentracing v0.0.0-20180507213350-8e809c8a8645
 	github.com/infobloxopen/go-trees v0.0.0-20200715205103-96a057b8dfb9
 	github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1
@@ -66,6 +65,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/glog v0.0.0-20160126235308-23def4e6c14b // indirect
 	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
+	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.7 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/plugin/dnstap/encoder.go b/plugin/dnstap/encoder.go
index 09b1e2e6f..93d3e73d9 100644
--- a/plugin/dnstap/encoder.go
+++ b/plugin/dnstap/encoder.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	tap "github.com/dnstap/golang-dnstap"
 	fs "github.com/farsightsec/golang-framestream"
-	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
 // encoder wraps a golang-framestream.Encoder.