diff --git a/google-api-client/src/main/resources/META-INF/proguard/google-api-client.pro b/google-api-client/src/main/resources/META-INF/proguard/google-api-client.pro
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+++ b/google-api-client/src/main/resources/META-INF/proguard/google-api-client.pro
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+# https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-java-client/issues/1450
+-keep public class com.google.api.client.googleapis.GoogleUtils