diff --git a/dk-game-core/pom.xml b/dk-game-core/pom.xml
index b115c14..b909c04 100644
--- a/dk-game-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dk-game-core/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.11.1</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>