diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c54c39ef55..edf705fe51 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0</version>
+        <version>2.0.1</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@
       <artifactId>truth</artifactId>
       <version>${truth.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
+      <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>