diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7fd781da..421a1f5e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.21.7</version>
+      <version>3.21.12</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- UTILITY AND LOGGING -->