diff --git a/incubator/protobuf-dependencies/pom.xml b/incubator/protobuf-dependencies/pom.xml
index 2feff8a..6f3a8ba 100644
--- a/incubator/protobuf-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/protobuf-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <url>http://onosproject.org</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <protobuf.version>3.0.0</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>3.2.0</protobuf.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>