diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aec23e04..6f99ef87 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "system-test": "mocha system-test/ smoke-test/ --timeout 600000"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "google-gax": "^0.18.0",
+    "google-gax": "^0.19.0",
     "lodash.merge": "^4.6.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {