diff --git a/java-shared-dependencies/first-party-dependencies/pom.xml b/java-shared-dependencies/first-party-dependencies/pom.xml
index a5a048cbbf..93e67d4462 100644
--- a/java-shared-dependencies/first-party-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/java-shared-dependencies/first-party-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <site.installationModule>${project.artifactId}</site.installationModule>
     <grpc-gcp.version>1.6.1</grpc-gcp.version>
     <google.oauth-client.version>1.39.0</google.oauth-client.version>
-    <google.api-client.version>2.7.2</google.api-client.version>
+    <google.api-client.version>2.8.1</google.api-client.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>