diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 1f68adbc66..86b36526b9 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	<dependency>
 	    <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 	    <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-	    <version>2.6.1</version>
+	    <version>3.16.1</version>
 	    <scope>compile</scope>
 	</dependency>
   </dependencies>