diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 144e1224..4bfb8f4d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>0.20.1</version>
+        <version>0.21.1</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>