diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d2afb02e..b55c95be 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "samples-test": "cd samples/ && npm link ../ && npm test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "google-gax": "^2.9.2"
+    "google-gax": "^2.12.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "^8.0.2",