diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7c6c282..ddc457c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.7.1</version>
+            <version>3.16.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>