diff --git a/protobuf/pom.xml b/protobuf/pom.xml
index 1f5de42..694924a 100644
--- a/protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.9.1</version>
+      <version>3.16.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.dagger</groupId>