diff --git a/consumer_proto/pom.xml b/consumer_proto/pom.xml
index 129a4e75..ac49105f 100644
--- a/consumer_proto/pom.xml
+++ b/consumer_proto/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 			<artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-			<version>3.21.2</version>
+			<version>3.21.7</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>