diff --git a/java-essential-contacts/pom.xml b/java-essential-contacts/pom.xml
index eb85bc0a2544..0e2d965573ba 100644
--- a/java-essential-contacts/pom.xml
+++ b/java-essential-contacts/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>2.12.0</version>
+        <version>2.13.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>