diff --git a/protobuffer/pom.xml b/protobuffer/pom.xml
index cf8dbe417e47..f4073742afd2 100644
--- a/protobuffer/pom.xml
+++ b/protobuffer/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <protobuf.version>3.2.0</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>3.16.3</protobuf.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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