diff --git a/jOOQ-checker/pom.xml b/jOOQ-checker/pom.xml
index 4fc8d97368..8ee03196d7 100644
--- a/jOOQ-checker/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-checker/pom.xml
@@ -66,12 +66,13 @@
             <artifactId>checker</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
-        <!-- [#12884] Explicit upgrade of transitive dependency due to CVE-2021-22569
-                      TODO: Remove again when https://github.com/google/error-prone/pull/2819 is released  -->
+        <!-- [#12884] [#14055]
+             Explicit upgrade of transitive dependency due to CVE-2021-22569
+             TODO: Remove again when https://github.com/google/error-prone/pull/2819 is released  -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.1</version>
+            <version>3.16.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>