diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d897a12..d11cf8a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-			<version>2.5.0</version>
+			<version>3.16.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>