diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 966bbba..8b3b20b 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         <dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-			<version>3.0.0</version>
+			<version>3.16.3</version>
 		</dependency>
 
         <dependency>