diff --git a/util/pom.xml b/util/pom.xml
index 9e1d206..f6b0d8c 100644
--- a/util/pom.xml
+++ b/util/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.4.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>