diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a7abedeefde8e..0968d0bc6467c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/hdfs-fixture/build.gradle b/test/fixtures/hdfs-fixture/build.gradle
index 03455adc8033d..88744f43cb1f2 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/hdfs-fixture/build.gradle
+++ b/test/fixtures/hdfs-fixture/build.gradle
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ dependencies {
   api "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:${versions.jackson_databind}"
   api 'net.minidev:json-smart:2.4.8'
   api "org.mockito:mockito-core:${versions.mockito}"
-  api "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.21.7"
+  api "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.22.0"
 }