diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7ef64fd..f905a0c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.6.1</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>