diff --git a/jun_java_plugins/jun_jdk/pom.xml b/jun_java_plugins/jun_jdk/pom.xml
index 0b56f0e3f..829ef166c 100644
--- a/jun_java_plugins/jun_jdk/pom.xml
+++ b/jun_java_plugins/jun_jdk/pom.xml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-			<version>3.5.1</version>
+			<version>3.16.3</version>
 		</dependency>