diff --git a/puppet/pom.xml b/puppet/pom.xml
index b2bd5e7..f7d1a74 100644
--- a/puppet/pom.xml
+++ b/puppet/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.1</version>
+            <version>3.16.3</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>