diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index f4edccfc8..263aa7350 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
                 <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-                <version>3.6.0</version>
+                <version>3.16.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.inferred</groupId>