diff --git a/spring-boot-data/pom.xml b/spring-boot-data/pom.xml
index 8da63186..6fa5de65 100644
--- a/spring-boot-data/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-data/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.7.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>