diff --git a/java-common-protos/proto-google-common-protos/build.gradle b/java-common-protos/proto-google-common-protos/build.gradle
index a3eb9b522f..7685b95458 100644
--- a/java-common-protos/proto-google-common-protos/build.gradle
+++ b/java-common-protos/proto-google-common-protos/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  compile 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.20.1'
+  compile 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.21.0'
 }
 
 sourceSets {