diff --git a/tasks/pom.xml b/tasks/pom.xml
index 6b3dc340b35..cbc56af9b30 100644
--- a/tasks/pom.xml
+++ b/tasks/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Copyright 2018 Google LLC
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.11.1</version>
+      <version>3.16.3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Test dependencies -->