diff --git a/java/examples/pom.xml b/java/examples/pom.xml
index 361dc95..640f043 100644
--- a/java/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/java/examples/pom.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>