diff --git a/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml b/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml
index abe3cac2e3..630d17c7a7 100644
--- a/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>2.4.0a</version>
+      <version>3.16.3</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>