diff --git a/gax-java/pom.xml b/gax-java/pom.xml
index 2ef6360785..a4d819e724 100644
--- a/gax-java/pom.xml
+++ b/gax-java/pom.xml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.51.0</version>
+        <version>${grpc.version}</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
@@ -283,4 +283,4 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>