diff --git a/mlrunner/pom.xml b/mlrunner/pom.xml
index ac6a2188..ae260346 100644
--- a/mlrunner/pom.xml
+++ b/mlrunner/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.11.1</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>