diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3571d65..eef432a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 	<dependency>
 	  <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 	  <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-	  <version>2.3.0</version>
+	  <version>3.16.1</version>
 	  <scope>test</scope>
 	</dependency>
   </dependencies>