diff --git a/Java/mysql-connector-java-8.0.20/src/build/misc/pom.xml b/Java/mysql-connector-java-8.0.20/src/build/misc/pom.xml
index 0a0c5d2..4d22e6b 100644
--- a/Java/mysql-connector-java-8.0.20/src/build/misc/pom.xml
+++ b/Java/mysql-connector-java-8.0.20/src/build/misc/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.6.1</version>
+      <version>3.16.3</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>