diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index cc55ce3fe2..a156dcf753 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	<dependency>
 	    <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 	    <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-	    <version>2.6.1</version>
+	    <version>3.15.6</version>
 	    <scope>compile</scope>
 	</dependency>
   </dependencies>