diff --git a/java-securitycenter/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-securitycenter/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index ece454ce04ec..2b49755c9727 100644
--- a/java-securitycenter/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-securitycenter/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>3.21.6</version>
+      <version>3.21.7</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-securitycenter/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-securitycenter/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 8d987f3389a9..29987cc8b33d 100644
--- a/java-securitycenter/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-securitycenter/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>3.21.6</version>
+      <version>3.21.7</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-securitycenter/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/java-securitycenter/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 10ff179ae0fe..f8849b8eb7d2 100644
--- a/java-securitycenter/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/java-securitycenter/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>3.21.6</version>
+      <version>3.21.7</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>