diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6d3ce954..23cab0d1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     <protobuf.version>3.11.4</protobuf.version>
     <threeten.version>1.4.1</threeten.version>
     <google.api-common.version>1.8.1</google.api-common.version>
-    <spanner.version>1.49.2</spanner.version>
+    <spanner.version>1.51.0</spanner.version>
     <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
     <error-prone.version>2.3.4</error-prone.version>
     <google.auth.version>0.20.0</google.auth.version>