diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1fcdaef..281b1c9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.0</version>
+      <version>3.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.reflections</groupId>