diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd9f98ab..3d81e360 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     <objenesis.version>2.6</objenesis.version>
     <google.auth.version>0.20.0</google.auth.version>
     <http-client-bom.version>1.35.0</http-client-bom.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.11.4</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.12.0</protobuf.version>
     <errorprone.version>2.3.4</errorprone.version>
   </properties>