diff --git a/utilities/pom.xml b/utilities/pom.xml
index fd045939..37104a48 100644
--- a/utilities/pom.xml
+++ b/utilities/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 				<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-				<version>2.5.0</version>
+				<version>3.16.1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>log4j</groupId>