diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 356f9c93a..7785099ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <javax-inject.version>1</javax-inject.version>
         <akka.version>2.5.22</akka.version>
         <spring-context.version>4.3.4.RELEASE</spring-context.version>
-        <protobuf-java.version>3.1.0</protobuf-java.version>
+        <protobuf-java.version>3.16.3</protobuf-java.version>
 
         <scala.epoch.version>2.11</scala.epoch.version>
         <scala.release.version>2.11.12</scala.release.version>