diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71930d3efc..3b7a796cb2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@
         <gpg.skip>true</gpg.skip>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+            <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+            <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.perfmark</groupId>
             <artifactId>perfmark-api</artifactId>
@@ -131,6 +141,12 @@
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-protobuf</artifactId>
             <version>${grpc.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
@@ -141,6 +157,12 @@
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-services</artifactId>
             <version>${grpc.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.netty</groupId>