diff --git a/de.tum.in.socket.server/pom.xml b/de.tum.in.socket.server/pom.xml
index dad1f0b..f999851 100644
--- a/de.tum.in.socket.server/pom.xml
+++ b/de.tum.in.socket.server/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-			<version>2.6.1</version>
+			<version>3.16.3</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<dependency>