diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1cbcb1e..06567bf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
         <graalvm.version>21.0.0</graalvm.version>
         <google-jib.version>2.7.1</google-jib.version>
         <!--        <kafka.version>2.5.0</kafka.version>-->
-        <protobuf.version>3.14.0</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>3.16.3</protobuf.version>
         <guava.version>30.1-jre</guava.version>
         <kotlin-logging.version>1.12.0</kotlin-logging.version>
         <kotlinx-coroutines.version>1.4.2</kotlinx-coroutines.version>