diff --git a/lang/java/pom.xml b/lang/java/pom.xml
index d75febe00ee..9a13c2743ee 100644
--- a/lang/java/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <jopt-simple.version>5.0.4</jopt-simple.version>
     <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
     <netty.version>4.1.59.Final</netty.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.14.0</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.15.5</protobuf.version>
     <thrift.version>0.13.0</thrift.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.30</slf4j.version>
     <snappy.version>1.1.8.4</snappy.version>