diff --git a/.kokoro/requirements.txt b/.kokoro/requirements.txt
index 9a65bc06b3..15b9cda2c5 100644
--- a/.kokoro/requirements.txt
+++ b/.kokoro/requirements.txt
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ gcp-docuploader==0.6.5 \
     --hash=sha256:30221d4ac3e5a2b9c69aa52fdbef68cc3f27d0e6d0d90e220fc024584b8d2318 \
     --hash=sha256:b7458ef93f605b9d46a4bf3a8dc1755dad1f31d030c8679edf304e343b347eea
     # via -r requirements.in
-gcp-releasetool==1.10.5 \
+gcp-releasetool==1.16.0 \
     --hash=sha256:174b7b102d704b254f2a26a3eda2c684fd3543320ec239baf771542a2e58e109 \
     --hash=sha256:e29d29927fe2ca493105a82958c6873bb2b90d503acac56be2c229e74de0eec9
     # via -r requirements.in