diff --git a/java_deps/pom.xml b/java_deps/pom.xml
index 0e4cf8861f..2cad439952 100644
--- a/java_deps/pom.xml
+++ b/java_deps/pom.xml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.11.1</version>
+      <version>3.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.bitbucket.mstrobel</groupId>