diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e026ad..68356b6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>3.17.3</version>
+      <version>4.27.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>