diff --git a/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml b/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml
index 2c43bd9437..56b8f43d2d 100644
--- a/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0</version>
+      <version>3.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>