diff --git a/csc/2016/rin/rin_1_java/pom.xml b/csc/2016/rin/rin_1_java/pom.xml
index b10a0f05d..220fec0fc 100644
--- a/csc/2016/rin/rin_1_java/pom.xml
+++ b/csc/2016/rin/rin_1_java/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.1</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>