diff --git a/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_Hadoop_Versions.json b/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_Hadoop_Versions.json
index 8784d0786c02..53d94cfc4f1e 100644
--- a/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_Hadoop_Versions.json
+++ b/.github/trigger_files/beam_PostCommit_Java_Hadoop_Versions.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   "comment": "Modify this file in a trivial way to cause this test suite to run",
-  "modification": 2
+  "modification": 3
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdks/java/io/hadoop-file-system/build.gradle b/sdks/java/io/hadoop-file-system/build.gradle
index b4ebbfa08c5e..d78d6a300cac 100644
--- a/sdks/java/io/hadoop-file-system/build.gradle
+++ b/sdks/java/io/hadoop-file-system/build.gradle
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ hadoopVersions.each {kv ->
       force "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-hdfs:$kv.value:tests"
       force "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-hdfs-client:$kv.value:tests"
       force library.java.slf4j_jdk14
+      if ("$kv.value" == "2.10.2" || "$kv.value" == "3.2.4") {
+        // Older Hadoop only works with older protobuf
+        force "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.25.5"
+        force "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:3.25.5"
+      }
     }
   }
 }