diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b5c9116a97911..52638c805897f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@
     <zk-curator.version>2.7.1</zk-curator.version>
     <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>
+    <proto.version>3.21.5</proto.version>
+    <protoc.version>3.21.5</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>
@@ -1834,18 +1834,6 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
-    <profile>
-      <id>m1-mac</id>
-      <properties>
-        <protoc.version>3.17.3</protoc.version>
-      </properties>
-      <activation>
-        <os>
-          <family>mac</family>
-          <arch>aarch64</arch>
-        </os>
-      </activation>
-    </profile>
     <!-- Exists for backwards compatibility; profile doesn't do anything -->
     <profile>
       <id>scala-2.11</id>