diff --git a/archetype/simple-gwt-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archetype/simple-gwt-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index d695e805..853ddfc3 100644
--- a/archetype/simple-gwt-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archetype/simple-gwt-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <junit.version>4.4</junit.version>
     <servlet.version>2.5-20081211</servlet.version>
     <jetty.version>6.1.24</jetty.version>
-    <protobuf.version>2.3.0</protobuf.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.16.3</protobuf.version>
     <jackson.version>1.7.9</jackson.version>
     <protostuff.version>1.0.2-SNAPSHOT</protostuff.version>