diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a1b1ad8..24dbe18 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-			<version>3.1.0</version>
+			<version>3.16.3</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.relayrides/pushy -->