diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index e87dd048d..668ef1e2c 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
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