diff --git a/efgs/uploader/pom.xml b/efgs/uploader/pom.xml
index b1e67ac..a13ad9d 100644
--- a/efgs/uploader/pom.xml
+++ b/efgs/uploader/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.2</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.googlecode.protobuf-java-format</groupId>