diff --git a/sfm-converter-protobuf/pom.xml b/sfm-converter-protobuf/pom.xml
index 750765e62..5138fa5f6 100644
--- a/sfm-converter-protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/sfm-converter-protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-			<version>3.3.1</version>
+			<version>3.16.3</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.simpleflatmapper</groupId>