diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 70c4e78c..4715c80c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 				<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-				<version>3.4.0</version>
+				<version>3.16.3</version>
 			</dependency>