diff --git a/fireflies/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/View.java b/fireflies/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/View.java
index e337a5dff..af5f58d1b 100644
--- a/fireflies/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/View.java
+++ b/fireflies/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/View.java
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ protected Gossip gossip(Fireflies link, int ring) {
                                                    .setRing(ring)
                                                    .setGossip(commonDigests())
                                                    .build());
-        log.info("gossiping with: {} on: {}", link.getMember().getId(), node.getId());
+        log.trace("gossiping with: {} on: {}", link.getMember().getId(), node.getId());
         try {
             return link.gossip(gossip);
         } catch (Throwable e) {
@@ -1930,7 +1930,7 @@ public Gossip rumors(SayWhat request, Digest from) {
                 final var digests = request.getGossip();
                 if (!successor.equals(node)) {
                     g = redirectTo(member, ring, successor, digests);
-                    log.info("Redirected: {} on: {}", member.getId(), node.getId());
+                    log.debug("Redirected: {} on: {}", member.getId(), node.getId());
                 } else {
                     g = Gossip.newBuilder()
                               .setNotes(processNotes(from, BloomFilter.from(digests.getNoteBff()), params.fpr()))
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a79c47fc4..3ab9b8384 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
         <jooq.version>3.18.15</jooq.version>
         <bc.version>1.78</bc.version>
         <logback.version>1.4.12</logback.version>
-        <grpc.version>1.62.2</grpc.version>
-        <protobuf.version>3.25.3</protobuf.version>
+        <grpc.version>1.64.0</grpc.version>
+        <protobuf.version>4.27.0</protobuf.version>
         <liquibase.version>4.8.0</liquibase.version>
         <netty.version>4.1.100.Final</netty.version>
         <native.maven.plugin.version>0.9.27</native.maven.plugin.version>