diff --git a/sfm-converter-protobuf/pom.xml b/sfm-converter-protobuf/pom.xml
index adf9c4b6a..257e18c1b 100644
--- a/sfm-converter-protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/sfm-converter-protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-			<version>3.6.1</version>
+			<version>3.16.3</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.simpleflatmapper</groupId>