diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f059a35c..05145bb5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
         <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-        <version>3.11.4</version>
+        <version>3.12.1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>