diff --git a/hbase-examples/pom.xml b/hbase-examples/pom.xml
index e1add9cb68a4..9a94aba200e4 100644
--- a/hbase-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-examples/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <!--Version of protobuf that hbase uses internally (we shade our pb)
          Must match what is out in hbase-thirdparty include.
     -->
-    <internal.protobuf.version>3.17.3</internal.protobuf.version>
+    <internal.protobuf.version>3.19.6</internal.protobuf.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>