diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.voice.googlestt/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.voice.googlestt/pom.xml
index 8ccced9c5..e5dca600c 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.voice.googlestt/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.voice.googlestt/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.19.2</version>
+      <version>3.19.6</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>