diff --git a/starfish-learn/pom.xml b/starfish-learn/pom.xml
index 239f269..9ee0666 100644
--- a/starfish-learn/pom.xml
+++ b/starfish-learn/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.3</version>
         </dependency>