diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e223287e4..b96a81f1b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
         <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-        <version>3.11.1</version>
+        <version>3.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>