diff --git a/java/benchmark/pom.xml b/java/benchmark/pom.xml
index c3e35804e4..090d6da0cb 100644
--- a/java/benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/java/benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <uberjar.name>benchmarks</uberjar.name>
     <protostuff.version>1.7.2</protostuff.version>
     <fastjson2.version>2.0.34</fastjson2.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.16.3</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.25.5</protobuf.version>
     <checkstyle.skip>true</checkstyle.skip>
     <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
     <maven.javadoc.skip>true</maven.javadoc.skip>