diff --git a/javaprocessor/pom.xml b/javaprocessor/pom.xml
index cbb36e9..2faf4e5 100644
--- a/javaprocessor/pom.xml
+++ b/javaprocessor/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>