diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c70423011..a1b50d1f19 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ under the License.
     <scala.version>2.12.10</scala.version>
     <kryo.version>4.0.2</kryo.version>
     <reef.version>0.16.0</reef.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.21.2</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.21.7</protobuf.version>
     <hadoop.version>2.7.2</hadoop.version>
     <log4j.configuration>file://log4j.properties</log4j.configuration>
     <netty.version>4.1.79.Final</netty.version>