diff --git a/direct/io-hbase-bindings/pom.xml b/direct/io-hbase-bindings/pom.xml
index af135e5b4..83881c9b0 100644
--- a/direct/io-hbase-bindings/pom.xml
+++ b/direct/io-hbase-bindings/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
 
   <properties>
-    <proto.version>2.5.0</proto.version>
+    <proto.version>3.16.3</proto.version>
     <protoc.version>2.5.0</protoc.version>
     <guava.version>12.0.1</guava.version>
     <shadePattern>cz.o2.proxima.direct.hbase.bindings</shadePattern>