diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 8172622..0282ef1 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>
 
     <grpc.version>1.21.0</grpc.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.7.1</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.16.1</protobuf.version>
     <protobufjavaformat.version>1.4</protobufjavaformat.version>
 
     <jwt.version>0.9.0</jwt.version>