diff --git a/spice-timeline/pom.xml b/spice-timeline/pom.xml
index b1b827953..c66f7f19c 100644
--- a/spice-timeline/pom.xml
+++ b/spice-timeline/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>2.3.0</version>
+      <version>3.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>