diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index baa3178fb..45182a646 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>0.17.0</version>
+        <version>0.18.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>