diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 03060c39..2b38d242 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     <guava.version>29.0-android</guava.version>
     <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
     <google.common-protos.version>1.18.0</google.common-protos.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.11.4</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.12.0</protobuf.version>
     <threeten.version>1.4.4</threeten.version>
     <google.api-common.version>1.9.0</google.api-common.version>
     <junit.version>4.13</junit.version>