diff --git a/google-protocol-buffer-java-maven/pom.xml b/google-protocol-buffer-java-maven/pom.xml
index ae6790c..4c0b4a7 100644
--- a/google-protocol-buffer-java-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/google-protocol-buffer-java-maven/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 
 	<properties>
-		<protobuf.version>3.11.1</protobuf.version>
+		<protobuf.version>3.16.1</protobuf.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	</properties>