diff --git a/java-securitycenter/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-securitycenter/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index d424fd594bd7..5184e4570f31 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>3.21.5</version>
+      <version>3.21.6</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-securitycenter/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-securitycenter/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 2e32fcdedbc9..b249d9a78de3 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>3.21.5</version>
+      <version>3.21.6</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-securitycenter/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/java-securitycenter/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 80f1e5b277f3..2134a9bf948d 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>3.21.5</version>
+      <version>3.21.6</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>