diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e68e0972..54425efa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
                 <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4.1</version>
+                <version>3.16.3</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>