diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db6fb8a..9aeb5ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ rather than to a dir under target because the jar plugin wants src here (its
 hard to convince it otherwise). We also apply some patches. Current set are:
 
 ```
-HBASE-15789_V2.patch
+HBASE-15789_V3.patch
 HBASE-17087.patch
 HBASE-17239.patch
 ```
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c6a7c6b..dc695db 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     <maven.min.version>3.3.3</maven.min.version>
     <os.maven.version>1.7.1</os.maven.version>
     <rename.offset>org.apache.hbase.thirdparty</rename.offset>
-    <protobuf.version>4.28.2</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>4.29.2</protobuf.version>
     <netty.version>4.1.116.Final</netty.version>
     <netty.tcnative.version>2.0.69.Final</netty.tcnative.version>
     <guava.version>33.4.0-jre</guava.version>