diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8bb61208c..32d7aac52 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>gax</artifactId>
-        <version>2.48.1</version>
+        <version>2.49.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.reactivestreams</groupId>