diff --git a/svarog/pom.xml b/svarog/pom.xml
index c56fd1d6..f0a515ea 100644
--- a/svarog/pom.xml
+++ b/svarog/pom.xml
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 					<dependency>
 						<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 						<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-						<version>2.6.1</version>
+						<version>3.16.1</version>
 					</dependency>
 
 					<dependency>
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-			<version>2.6.1</version>
+			<version>3.16.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>