diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 89e0474..057aff3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "@google-cloud/spanner": "^6.0.0",
     "c8": "^7.7.2",
     "google-auth-library": "^8.0.0",
-    "google-gax": "^3.0.0",
+    "google-gax": "^5.0.0",
     "google-protobuf": "^3.17.1",
     "grpc": "^1.24.10",
     "grpc-tools": "^1.11.1",