diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fee090e..e3d73c6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>4.35.0</version>
+            <version>4.36.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>