diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f0758099871..a3b43dc40a8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
         <ant.version>1.10.12</ant.version>
         <gson.version>2.9.0</gson.version>
         <jnr.version>3.1.15</jnr.version>
-        <protobuf.version>3.21.1</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>3.22.0</protobuf.version>
 
         <!-- Configuration of sonar code scanning-->
         <sonar.java.coveragePlugin>jacoco</sonar.java.coveragePlugin>