diff --git a/benchmarks/java/pom.xml b/benchmarks/java/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index c2cd78a..4410a3f
--- a/benchmarks/java/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/java/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5.0</version>
+      <version>3.16.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.caliper</groupId>