diff --git a/hbase-examples/pom.xml b/hbase-examples/pom.xml
index 4b4a8f3b55bb..ef0f2b9db0c0 100644
--- a/hbase-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-examples/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <!--Version of protobuf that hbase uses internally (we shade our pb)
          Must match what is out in hbase-thirdparty include.
     -->
-    <internal.protobuf.version>4.26.1</internal.protobuf.version>
+    <internal.protobuf.version>4.27.5</internal.protobuf.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>