diff --git a/hbase-examples/pom.xml b/hbase-examples/pom.xml
index 702f4907f0d4..05a01af440bb 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>3.11.4</internal.protobuf.version>
+    <internal.protobuf.version>3.17.3</internal.protobuf.version>
   </properties>
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/hbase-protocol-shaded/pom.xml b/hbase-protocol-shaded/pom.xml
index d3ddecd01c15..2c9c8896f6ff 100644
--- a/hbase-protocol-shaded/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-protocol-shaded/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <!--Version of protobuf that hbase uses internally (we shade our pb)
          Must match what is out in hbase-thirdparty include.
     -->
-    <internal.protobuf.version>3.11.4</internal.protobuf.version>
+    <internal.protobuf.version>3.17.3</internal.protobuf.version>
   </properties>
   <build>
     <plugins>