diff --git a/protobuf/pom.xml b/protobuf/pom.xml
index 42337a5..e562855 100644
--- a/protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <!-- plugin versions -->
         <os-maven-plugin.version>1.7.1</os-maven-plugin.version>
         <protobuf-maven-plugin.version>0.6.1</protobuf-maven-plugin.version>
-        <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.6.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
+        <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.6.1</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-replacer-plugin.version>1.4.1</maven-replacer-plugin.version>
 
         <!-- dependency versions -->