diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12792a10b6..8fd23d2c2d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ If you are using Maven without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 If you are using Gradle 5.x or later, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:24.1.0')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:24.1.1')
 
 implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquerystorage'
 ```
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonToProtoMessage.java b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonToProtoMessage.java
index 6423fe43f7..20a6d1669f 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonToProtoMessage.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonToProtoMessage.java
@@ -154,9 +154,6 @@ private static DynamicMessage convertJsonToProtoMessageImpl(
           String.format(
               "JSONObject does not have the required field %s.%s.", jsonScope, missingFieldName));
     }
-    if (topLevel && msg.getSerializedSize() == 0) {
-      throw new IllegalArgumentException("The created protobuf message is empty.");
-    }
     return msg;
   }
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonToProtoMessageTest.java b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonToProtoMessageTest.java
index 96b46ed8d0..017c45f1e4 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonToProtoMessageTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonToProtoMessageTest.java
@@ -1033,13 +1033,9 @@ public void testEmptyProtoMessage() throws Exception {
     JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
     json.put("test_repeated", new JSONArray(new int[0]));
 
-    try {
-      DynamicMessage protoMsg =
-          JsonToProtoMessage.convertJsonToProtoMessage(RepeatedInt64.getDescriptor(), json);
-      Assert.fail("Should fail");
-    } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-      assertEquals("The created protobuf message is empty.", e.getMessage());
-    }
+    DynamicMessage protoMsg =
+        JsonToProtoMessage.convertJsonToProtoMessage(RepeatedInt64.getDescriptor(), json);
+    assertEquals(protoMsg.getAllFields().size(), 0);
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -1121,4 +1117,15 @@ public void testJsonNullValue() throws Exception {
         JsonToProtoMessage.convertJsonToProtoMessage(TestInt64.getDescriptor(), json);
     assertEquals(expectedProto, protoMsg);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testJsonAllFieldsNullValue() throws Exception {
+    TestInt64 expectedProto = TestInt64.newBuilder().build();
+    JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
+    json.put("long", JSONObject.NULL);
+    json.put("int", JSONObject.NULL);
+    DynamicMessage protoMsg =
+        JsonToProtoMessage.convertJsonToProtoMessage(TestInt64.getDescriptor(), json);
+    assertEquals(expectedProto, protoMsg);
+  }
 }