diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 82920306..ea0dc979 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 		  	<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 		  	<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-		  	<version>3.16.3</version>
+		  	<version>3.25.5</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<dependency>