diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index ec04a773b583d..41ae165b3cfaf 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   </developers>
 
   <properties>
+    <bom.version>${project.version}</bom.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
         <artifactId>protobuf-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>${project.version}</version>
+        <version>${bom.version}</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>