diff --git a/alluxio/pom.xml b/alluxio/pom.xml
index 93a8c17b91c..873a8a6a130 100644
--- a/alluxio/pom.xml
+++ b/alluxio/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.1</version>
+            <version>3.16.3</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>