diff --git a/.github/actions/install-external-tools/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-external-tools/action.yml
index 99ab0cd6b1..3cd0c4b7d2 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-external-tools/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install-external-tools/action.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - uses: ./.github/actions/set-up-buf
       with:
-        version: v1.25.0 # This should match the version in tools/tool.sh
+        version: v1.45.0 # This should match the version in tools/tool.sh
     - uses: ./.github/actions/set-up-gofumpt
     - uses: ./.github/actions/set-up-gosimports
     - uses: ./.github/actions/set-up-gotestsum
diff --git a/tools/tools.sh b/tools/tools.sh
index d6002563c5..6d01a1d16c 100755
--- a/tools/tools.sh
+++ b/tools/tools.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ install_external() {
   #
   tools=(
     honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest
-    github.com/bufbuild/buf/cmd/buf@v1.25.0
+    github.com/bufbuild/buf/cmd/buf@v1.45.0
     github.com/favadi/protoc-go-inject-tag@latest
     github.com/golangci/misspell/cmd/misspell@latest
     github.com/golangci/revgrep/cmd/revgrep@latest