diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 69ac020..b30f41a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-			<version>3.6.1</version>
+			<version>3.16.3</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<dependency>