diff --git a/gax/package.json b/gax/package.json
index af8604ec7..64c509797 100644
--- a/gax/package.json
+++ b/gax/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "execa": "^5.0.0",
     "google-proto-files": "^4.1.0",
     "gts": "^5.0.0",
-    "linkinator": "^4.0.0",
+    "linkinator": "^6.0.0",
     "long": "^4.0.0",
     "mkdirp": "^2.0.0",
     "mocha": "^9.0.0",