diff --git a/projects/previousProjects/memapLinProgDenisThesisArchive/pom.xml b/projects/previousProjects/memapLinProgDenisThesisArchive/pom.xml
index 627d13a3..1907b085 100644
--- a/projects/previousProjects/memapLinProgDenisThesisArchive/pom.xml
+++ b/projects/previousProjects/memapLinProgDenisThesisArchive/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <dependency>
 	    <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 	    <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-	    <version>3.16.1</version>
+	    <version>3.16.3</version>
 	</dependency>
     <dependency>
     	<groupId>org.web3j</groupId>