diff --git a/plugins/repository-gcs/build.gradle b/plugins/repository-gcs/build.gradle
index 97ae88aac5485..243492440ed66 100644
--- a/plugins/repository-gcs/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/repository-gcs/build.gradle
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ opensearchplugin {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  api 'com.google.api:api-common:1.8.1'
+  api 'com.google.api:api-common:2.42.0'
   api 'com.google.api:gax:2.35.0'
   api 'com.google.api:gax-httpjson:2.42.0'