diff --git a/network/pom.xml b/network/pom.xml
index 1944d825..e4564c60 100644
--- a/network/pom.xml
+++ b/network/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.7.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>