diff --git a/LICENSE-binary b/LICENSE-binary
index 978d1d7..f9d6778 100644
--- a/LICENSE-binary
+++ b/LICENSE-binary
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ See licenses-binary/ for text of these licenses.
 
 BSD 3-Clause
 ------------
-com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.7.1
+com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.17.3
 
 
 MIT License
 -----------
-org.checkerframework:checker-qual:jar:3.8.0
\ No newline at end of file
+org.checkerframework:checker-qual:jar:3.8.0
diff --git a/hadoop-shaded-protobuf_3_7/pom.xml b/hadoop-shaded-protobuf_3_17/pom.xml
similarity index 96%
rename from hadoop-shaded-protobuf_3_7/pom.xml
rename to hadoop-shaded-protobuf_3_17/pom.xml
index ae288fb..66046bd 100644
--- a/hadoop-shaded-protobuf_3_7/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-shaded-protobuf_3_17/pom.xml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <artifactId>hadoop-shaded-protobuf_3_7</artifactId>
-  <name>Apache Hadoop shaded Protobuf 3.7</name>
+  <artifactId>hadoop-shaded-protobuf_3_17</artifactId>
+  <name>Apache Hadoop shaded Protobuf 3.17</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <properties>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>${protobuf_3_7.version}</version>
+      <version>${protobuf_3_17.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bdb2e7d..08a2d4c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     <!--thirdparty dependency versions-->
     <shaded.prefix>org.apache.hadoop.thirdparty</shaded.prefix>
     <protobuf.shade.prefix>${shaded.prefix}.protobuf</protobuf.shade.prefix>
-    <protobuf_3_7.version>3.7.1</protobuf_3_7.version>
+    <protobuf_3_17.version>3.17.3</protobuf_3_17.version>
     <guava.version>30.1.1-jre</guava.version>
 
     <!-- maven plugin versions -->
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
   </organization>
 
   <modules>
-    <module>hadoop-shaded-protobuf_3_7</module>
+    <module>hadoop-shaded-protobuf_3_17</module>
     <module>hadoop-shaded-guava</module>
   </modules>
 
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm b/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
index fcaba6d..604d081 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
+++ b/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ This page provides an overview of the major changes.
 
 Protobuf-java
 -------------
-Google Protobuf's 3.7.1 jar is available as *org.apache.hadoop.thirdparty:hadoop-shaded-protobuf_3_7* artifact.
+Google Protobuf's 3.17.3 jar is available as *org.apache.hadoop.thirdparty:hadoop-shaded-protobuf_3_17* artifact.
 
-Following are relocations under *hadoop-shaded-protobuf_3_7* artifact:
+Following are relocations under *hadoop-shaded-protobuf_3_17* artifact:
 
 |Original package | Shaded package |
 |---|---|
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ Following are relocations under *hadoop-shaded-guava* artifact:
 |Original package | Shaded package |
 |---|---|
 |com.google|org.apache.hadoop.thirdparty.com.google|
-|org.checkerframework|org.apache.hadoop.thirdparty.org.checkerframework|
\ No newline at end of file
+|org.checkerframework|org.apache.hadoop.thirdparty.org.checkerframework|