diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1aa3d8e..ac95a99 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
         <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.0</version>
+        <version>3.16.3</version>
       </dependency>