diff --git a/cdap-hbase-compat-1.2-cdh5.7.0/pom.xml b/cdap-hbase-compat-1.2-cdh5.7.0/pom.xml
index 90f5971a43d7..8592c14c2580 100644
--- a/cdap-hbase-compat-1.2-cdh5.7.0/pom.xml
+++ b/cdap-hbase-compat-1.2-cdh5.7.0/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   <properties>
     <!-- Not set at the parent pom level to avoid impacting other child modules. -->
     <!-- Not set in cdap-hbase-compat-base to avoid protobuf being pulled into cdap-data-fabric. -->
-    <protobuf.version>2.5.0</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.16.3</protobuf.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>