diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 965d1ac..6e4ead0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <main.verticle>io.luminara.quickstart.vertx.grpc.MainVerticle</main.verticle>
 
     <!-- Protobuf -->
-    <protoc.version>3.9.1</protoc.version>
+    <protoc.version>3.16.3</protoc.version>
     <grpc.version>1.20.0</grpc.version>
     <protobuf-maven-plugin.version>0.6.1</protobuf-maven-plugin.version>
     <proto-google-common-protos.version>1.16.0</proto-google-common-protos.version>