diff --git a/java/sunbird-actor/pom.xml b/java/sunbird-actor/pom.xml
index 3859f5bd..2648a708 100644
--- a/java/sunbird-actor/pom.xml
+++ b/java/sunbird-actor/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.6.1</version>
+            <version>3.16.3</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>