diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2a763ad..80e2e3e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
         <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-        <version>3.11.1</version>
+        <version>4.29.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>