diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-language/package.json b/packages/google-cloud-language/package.json
index 7a3a1ca0e82..26e66e75302 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-language/package.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-language/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "precompile": "gts clean"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "google-gax": "^2.17.0"
+    "google-gax": "^2.17.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "^8.0.0",