diff --git a/sfm-test-proto/pom.xml b/sfm-test-proto/pom.xml
index 7f8b03d6b..76dbdb0a6 100644
--- a/sfm-test-proto/pom.xml
+++ b/sfm-test-proto/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-			<version>3.3.1</version>
+			<version>3.16.3</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>