diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 745b27b..1a539d3 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.11.4</version>
+            <version>3.16.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>