diff --git a/bazel_example/WORKSPACE.bazel b/bazel_example/WORKSPACE.bazel
index 4f9acd0f7..f8b31ebde 100644
--- a/bazel_example/WORKSPACE.bazel
+++ b/bazel_example/WORKSPACE.bazel
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 
 http_archive(
     name = "com_google_protobuf",
-    sha256 = "6bd1e17170ccb166029a1a5857e864020a18ed019a63fa8f1ac3b605f7be4466",
-    strip_prefix = "protobuf-3.20.0",
-    urls = ["https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v3.20.0.zip"],
+    sha256 = "662879e41508a5ecce3be2c65563a8fac3301a48adef3113913ec4010f405a33",
+    strip_prefix = "protobuf-3.20.1",
+    urls = ["https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v3.20.1.zip"],
 )
 
 load("@com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl", "protobuf_deps")