diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3ff29068..7e4d6e90 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.13.0</version>
+      <version>2.18.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>