diff --git a/grpc-google-common-protos/build.gradle b/grpc-google-common-protos/build.gradle
index 8945378b..b10f04b9 100644
--- a/grpc-google-common-protos/build.gradle
+++ b/grpc-google-common-protos/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  compile 'io.grpc:grpc-stub:1.23.0'
+  compile 'io.grpc:grpc-stub:1.40.1'
   compile 'io.grpc:grpc-protobuf:1.23.0'
   compile project(':proto-google-common-protos')
 }