diff --git a/firenio-test/pom.xml b/firenio-test/pom.xml
index b28c87ca2..1ef507d7f 100644
--- a/firenio-test/pom.xml
+++ b/firenio-test/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>