diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9091496..e537d32 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 	<dependency>
 		<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 		<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-		<version>3.0.0-beta-1</version>
+		<version>3.16.1</version>
 	</dependency>
 	<!--