diff --git a/website/pom.xml b/website/pom.xml
index 60a15ca..e7e2015 100644
--- a/website/pom.xml
+++ b/website/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.12.2</version>
+      <version>3.16.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- OpenCSV for reading CSV files -->
     <dependency>