diff --git a/core/server/pom.xml b/core/server/pom.xml
index 35ed7faae2dc..a3b1293b7416 100644
--- a/core/server/pom.xml
+++ b/core/server/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6.1</version>
+      <version>3.16.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>