diff --git a/.scala-steward.conf b/.scala-steward.conf
index 1525b245..a719d136 100644
--- a/.scala-steward.conf
+++ b/.scala-steward.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-updates.ignore = [
-    { groupId = "com.thesamet.scalapb" }
-]
-
 pullRequests.grouping = [
     {
         name = "pekko",
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index a10d4755..65c488d5 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ lazy val pekkoV = "1.1.1"
 lazy val pekkoGrpcV = "1.0.2"
 lazy val jenaV = "5.1.0"
 lazy val rdf4jV = "5.0.2"
-// Must be synchronized to the version used by Pekko gRPC
-// See: https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.pekko/pekko-grpc-runtime_3
-// When updating also change the version in plugins.sbt
-lazy val scalapbV = "0.11.13"
+// !! When updating ScalaPB also change the version of the plugin in plugins.sbt
+lazy val scalapbV = "0.11.17"
 lazy val protobufV = "3.25.5"
 
 // List of exclusions for the grpc module and its dependencies
diff --git a/project/Transform1.scala b/project/Transform1.scala
index 6279d4e9..e7cddc3e 100644
--- a/project/Transform1.scala
+++ b/project/Transform1.scala
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ object Transform1 {
     override def apply(tree: Tree): Tree = tree match {
       case Template.After_4_4_0(_, _, _, stats, _) => tree.asInstanceOf[Template].copy(
         stats = stats.flatMap { stat => stat match {
-          // Remove def asRecognized
-          case Defn.Def.After_4_7_3(_, Term.Name("asRecognized"), _, _, _) => None
+          // Keep def asRecognized as-is
+          case Defn.Def.After_4_7_3(_, Term.Name("asRecognized"), _, _, _) => Some(stat)
           // Transform def ... => Option[T]  to  def ... => T
           case Defn.Def.After_4_7_3(_, _, _, Some(Type.Apply.After_4_6_0(tpe, typeArgs)), term)
             if tpe.syntax == "_root_.scala.Option" => Some(stat.asInstanceOf[Defn.Def].copy(
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 2c8e718c..d83b616d 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.6.1")
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-assembly" % "2.2.0")
 addDependencyTreePlugin
 
-lazy val scalapbV = "0.11.13"
+lazy val scalapbV = "0.11.17"
 
 libraryDependencies += "com.thesamet.scalapb" %% "compilerplugin" % scalapbV