diff --git a/third_party/protobuf/3.6.1/java/pom.xml b/third_party/protobuf/3.6.1/java/pom.xml
index 6526b650a82307..05197e023caf2a 100644
--- a/third_party/protobuf/3.6.1/java/pom.xml
+++ b/third_party/protobuf/3.6.1/java/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
         <artifactId>easymockclassextension</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.1</version>
+        <version>2.5.2</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>