diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c079c70bfb386..a128b834baf03 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
     <antlr.version>4.7</antlr.version>
     <aws.sdk.version>1.12.22</aws.sdk.version>
     <proto.version>3.17.3</proto.version>
-    <protoc.version>3.11.4</protoc.version>
+    <protoc.version>3.17.3</protoc.version>
     <dynamodb.lockclient.version>1.1.0</dynamodb.lockclient.version>
     <zookeeper.version>3.5.7</zookeeper.version>
     <dynamodb-local.port>8000</dynamodb-local.port>