diff --git a/.kokoro/requirements.txt b/.kokoro/requirements.txt
index 9c559393..a63c2b32 100644
--- a/.kokoro/requirements.txt
+++ b/.kokoro/requirements.txt
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ gcp-releasetool==1.16.0 \
     --hash=sha256:27bf19d2e87aaa884096ff941aa3c592c482be3d6a2bfe6f06afafa6af2353e3 \
     --hash=sha256:a316b197a543fd036209d0caba7a8eb4d236d8e65381c80cbc6d7efaa7606d63
     # via -r requirements.in
-google-api-core==2.11.1 \
-    --hash=sha256:25d29e05a0058ed5f19c61c0a78b1b53adea4d9364b464d014fbda941f6d1c9a \
-    --hash=sha256:d92a5a92dc36dd4f4b9ee4e55528a90e432b059f93aee6ad857f9de8cc7ae94a
+google-api-core==2.12.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:c22e01b1e3c4dcd90998494879612c38d0a3411d1f7b679eb89e2abe3ce1f553 \
+    --hash=sha256:ec6054f7d64ad13b41e43d96f735acbd763b0f3b695dabaa2d579673f6a6e160
     # via
     #   google-cloud-core
     #   google-cloud-storage