diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 18f840cb..04b09102 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.19.1</version>
+      <version>3.19.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.8</version>
+            <version>1.6.12</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>