diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2fa2bda79e3..e85ed35891d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         <jmeter.version>5.4.1</jmeter.version>
         <micrometer-jvm-extras.version>0.2.2</micrometer-jvm-extras.version>
         <msgpack.version>0.8.22</msgpack.version>
-        <protobuf.version>3.15.7</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>3.15.8</protobuf.version>
         <release.version>0.31.0-rc1</release.version> <!-- Used to replace release versions in all files -->
         <release.chartVersion>0.18.0-rc1</release.chartVersion>
         <replacer.version>1.5.3</replacer.version>