diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cfe99707..4a06a1a8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.19.4</version>
+            <version>3.20.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>