diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 77559fcf..66c4ec5d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <node.version>v10.16.0</node.version>
         <npm.version>6.9.0</npm.version>
         <protoc.version>3.7.0.2</protoc.version>
-        <protobuf.version>3.7.1</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>3.16.3</protobuf.version>
         <jwt.version>0.10.5</jwt.version>
         <ddap-cli.version>1.0-17-g971b16a</ddap-cli.version>
     </properties>