diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e6345fca..4ded48d1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.11.4</version>
+      <version>3.19.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>