diff --git a/archetype/simple-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archetype/simple-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index ce9286c5..0d5151fd 100644
--- a/archetype/simple-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archetype/simple-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     <junit.version>4.4</junit.version>
     <servlet.version>2.5-20081211</servlet.version>
     <jetty.version>6.1.24</jetty.version>
-    <protobuf.version>2.3.0</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.16.3</protobuf.version>
     <jackson.version>1.7.9</jackson.version>
     <protostuff.version>1.0.2-SNAPSHOT</protostuff.version>
   </properties>