diff --git a/protoc/pom.xml b/protoc/pom.xml
index 02eeea4..66a4d2d 100644
--- a/protoc/pom.xml
+++ b/protoc/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6.1</version>
+      <version>3.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>