diff --git a/java-monitoring/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-monitoring/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index a824dda5fee5..a56113d3ae6a 100644
--- a/java-monitoring/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-monitoring/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>3.21.6</version>
+      <version>3.21.7</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/java-monitoring/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-monitoring/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 874c7d116ce9..b600c4fad29f 100644
--- a/java-monitoring/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-monitoring/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>3.21.6</version>
+      <version>3.21.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>