diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e70289dac..c08f55ef4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <version.sqlserver.driver>7.2.2.jre8</version.sqlserver.driver>
 
         <!-- Connectors -->
-        <version.com.google.protobuf>3.5.0</version.com.google.protobuf>
+        <version.com.google.protobuf>3.8.0</version.com.google.protobuf>
 
         <!-- ANTLR -->
         <antlr.version>4.7</antlr.version>