diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3ed9f71..ac18f67 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.11.3</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
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