diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-speech/package.json b/packages/google-cloud-speech/package.json
index 328735d9833..ff10997e799 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-speech/package.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-speech/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
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     "jsdoc": "^3.5.5",
     "mocha": "^5.0.0",
-    "nyc": "^11.3.0",
+    "nyc": "^12.0.2",
     "power-assert": "^1.4.4",
     "prettier": "^1.7.4",
     "safe-buffer": "^5.1.1",