diff --git a/csc/2016/Mikhail-M/TaskServer/pom.xml b/csc/2016/Mikhail-M/TaskServer/pom.xml
index 51d794861..d8a8bb50a 100644
--- a/csc/2016/Mikhail-M/TaskServer/pom.xml
+++ b/csc/2016/Mikhail-M/TaskServer/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.1</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>