diff --git a/gax/package.json b/gax/package.json
index 78531eb89..6816943f5 100644
--- a/gax/package.json
+++ b/gax/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "!build/src/**/*.map"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@grpc/grpc-js": "~1.10.3",
+    "@grpc/grpc-js": "~1.10.9",
     "@grpc/proto-loader": "^0.7.13",
     "@types/long": "^4.0.0",
     "abort-controller": "^3.0.0",