diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c0e61f5f..f88cf425 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ replace (
 	// https://github.com/golang/go/issues/33546#issuecomment-519656923
 	github.com/go-check/check => github.com/go-check/check v0.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127
 
-	github.com/golang/protobuf => github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.2
+	github.com/golang/protobuf => github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway => github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0
 	github.com/improbable-eng/grpc-web => github.com/improbable-eng/grpc-web v0.0.0-20181111100011-16092bd1d58a
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5ee3d08c..3ecc62b9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@ github.com/golang/mock v1.4.4/go.mod h1:l3mdAwkq5BuhzHwde/uurv3sEJeZMXNpwsxVWU71
 github.com/golang/mock v1.5.0/go.mod h1:CWnOUgYIOo4TcNZ0wHX3YZCqsaM1I1Jvs6v3mP3KVu8=
 github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0 h1:ErTB+efbowRARo13NNdxyJji2egdxLGQhRaY+DUumQc=
 github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0/go.mod h1:p6yTPP+5HYm5mzsMV8JkE6ZKdX+/wYM6Hr+LicevLPs=
-github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.2 h1:+Z5KGCizgyZCbGh1KZqA0fcLLkwbsjIzS4aV2v7wJX0=
-github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.2/go.mod h1:oDoupMAO8OvCJWAcko0GGGIgR6R6ocIYbsSw735rRwI=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 h1:KhyjKVUg7Usr/dYsdSqoFveMYd5ko72D+zANwlG1mmg=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3/go.mod h1:XVQd3VNwM+JqD3oG2Ue2ip4fOMUkwXdXDdiuN0vRsmY=
 github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.3/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=
 github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4 h1:yAGX7huGHXlcLOEtBnF4w7FQwA26wojNCwOYAEhLjQM=
 github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=