diff --git a/stateful-functions-examples/stateful-functions-ridesharing-example/stateful-functions-ridesharing-protocol/pom.xml b/stateful-functions-examples/stateful-functions-ridesharing-example/stateful-functions-ridesharing-protocol/pom.xml
index 96000fef..ddcfe534 100644
--- a/stateful-functions-examples/stateful-functions-ridesharing-example/stateful-functions-ridesharing-protocol/pom.xml
+++ b/stateful-functions-examples/stateful-functions-ridesharing-example/stateful-functions-ridesharing-protocol/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.8.0</version>
+            <version>3.21.6</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>