diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a2ad9f..3ccfa2d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.1</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.alibaba</groupId>