diff --git a/msf/pom.xml b/msf/pom.xml
index 8f2bff6..9c08f6b 100644
--- a/msf/pom.xml
+++ b/msf/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.1</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>