diff --git a/db-engine/pom.xml b/db-engine/pom.xml
index d892fa37953..65e4fd307eb 100644
--- a/db-engine/pom.xml
+++ b/db-engine/pom.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.3</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>