diff --git a/openqa.interpreter.tbsl/pom.xml b/openqa.interpreter.tbsl/pom.xml
index 74df627..299ff52 100644
--- a/openqa.interpreter.tbsl/pom.xml
+++ b/openqa.interpreter.tbsl/pom.xml
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
     <dependency>
     	<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     	<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-    	<version>2.5.0</version>
+    	<version>3.16.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
     	<groupId>org.openrdf.sesame</groupId>