diff --git a/java-core/pom.xml b/java-core/pom.xml
index ea067456119a..82d69af81c24 100644
--- a/java-core/pom.xml
+++ b/java-core/pom.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
     <github.global.server>github</github.global.server>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core-parent</site.installationModule>
     <gax.version>2.17.0</gax.version>
-    <google.api-common.version>2.1.5</google.api-common.version>
+    <google.api-common.version>2.2.0</google.api-common.version>
     <google.common-protos.version>2.8.3</google.common-protos.version>
     <google.iam.version>1.3.4</google.iam.version>
     <google.auth.version>1.7.0</google.auth.version>