diff --git a/examples/build.gradle b/examples/build.gradle
index 80cff3b8461..64a84910362 100644
--- a/examples/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/build.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ repositories {
 def grpcVersion = '1.5.0-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
 
 dependencies {
-  compile "com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-common-protos:0.1.9"
+  compile "com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-common-protos:0.1.12"
   compile "io.grpc:grpc-netty:${grpcVersion}"
   compile "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf:${grpcVersion}"
   compile "io.grpc:grpc-stub:${grpcVersion}"
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index ba7883e503e..2b99c668a14 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
       <artifactId>proto-google-common-protos</artifactId>
-      <version>0.1.9</version>
+      <version>0.1.12</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>