diff --git a/csc/2016/kad/kad_0_java/pom.xml b/csc/2016/kad/kad_0_java/pom.xml
index eba874cc2..8d1a9c4dd 100644
--- a/csc/2016/kad/kad_0_java/pom.xml
+++ b/csc/2016/kad/kad_0_java/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.0-beta-2</version>
+            <version>3.16.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>