diff --git a/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-gcp/package.json b/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-gcp/package.json
index e4b529b5316..edcc8bdf014 100644
--- a/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-gcp/package.json
+++ b/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-gcp/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/core": "^1.0.0",
     "@opentelemetry/resources": "^1.0.0",
     "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^1.0.0",
-    "gcp-metadata": "^5.0.0"
+    "gcp-metadata": "^6.0.0"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib/tree/main/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-gcp#readme"
 }