diff --git a/kms/pom.xml b/kms/pom.xml
index 39cf7c9b92a..db3a17c6464 100644
--- a/kms/pom.xml
+++ b/kms/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>3.20.0</version>
+      <version>3.20.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/secretmanager/pom.xml b/secretmanager/pom.xml
index 21001137c9e..341da9e1d2a 100644
--- a/secretmanager/pom.xml
+++ b/secretmanager/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>3.20.0</version>
+      <version>3.20.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- test dependencies -->