diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5ff4726..e76a0bc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-javalite</artifactId>
-            <version>3.25.3</version>
+            <version>4.27.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- logging -->