diff --git a/util/pom.xml b/util/pom.xml
index 885994095a..1d4750a4c9 100644
--- a/util/pom.xml
+++ b/util/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.4.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.microsoft.azure</groupId>