diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 2ffa964bc..17545913c 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
         <assertj.version>3.23.1</assertj.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-        <proto-google-common-protos.version>2.7.0</proto-google-common-protos.version>
+        <proto-google-common-protos.version>2.9.6</proto-google-common-protos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>