diff --git a/lang/java/pom.xml b/lang/java/pom.xml
index 73174c87a7e..73b28ebaf08 100644
--- a/lang/java/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <jopt-simple.version>5.0.4</jopt-simple.version>
     <junit5.version>5.9.1</junit5.version>
     <netty.version>4.1.84.Final</netty.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.21.7</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.21.8</protobuf.version>
     <thrift.version>0.16.0</thrift.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
     <reload4j.version>1.2.22</reload4j.version>