diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4f09283..60da1eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <netty.version>4.1.50.Final</netty.version>
         <fxlauncher.version>1.0.20</fxlauncher.version>
         <fontawesomefx.version>8.9</fontawesomefx.version>
-        <protobuf.version>3.12.2</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>3.16.1</protobuf.version>
         <fastjson.version>1.2.70</fastjson.version>
 
         <!--    fxlauncher properties    -->