diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dc87ea46..4a62e57e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 				<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-				<version>3.16.1</version>
+				<version>3.16.3</version>
 			</dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.alibaba</groupId>