diff --git a/dk-core/pom.xml b/dk-core/pom.xml
index 308de95..261c216 100644
--- a/dk-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dk-core/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.11.1</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>