diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4b7f2a9..5f93642 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4.1</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>