diff --git a/compiler/build.gradle b/compiler/build.gradle
index 12798208cf9..d1e652dc92f 100644
--- a/compiler/build.gradle
+++ b/compiler/build.gradle
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ protobuf {
     }
 }
 
-println "*** Building codegen requires Protobuf version ${libs.versions.protobuf.get()}"
+println "*** Building codegen requires Protobuf"
 println "*** Please refer to https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java/blob/master/COMPILING.md#how-to-build-code-generation-plugin"
 
 tasks.register("buildArtifacts", Copy) {