diff --git a/gapic-generator-java-pom-parent/pom.xml b/gapic-generator-java-pom-parent/pom.xml
index 3194a0c0d2..e8935c8804 100644
--- a/gapic-generator-java-pom-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/gapic-generator-java-pom-parent/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <google.auth.version>1.14.0</google.auth.version>
     <gson.version>2.10</gson.version>
     <guava.version>31.1-jre</guava.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.21.10</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.21.12</protobuf.version>
   </properties>
 
   <developers>