diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 25c663dc3a..7581095fb3 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ subprojects {
             javax_annotation: 'javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api:1.2',
             jsr305: 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2',
             oauth_client: 'com.google.auth:google-auth-library-oauth2-http:0.9.0',
-            google_api_protos: 'com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-common-protos:1.0.0',
+            google_api_protos: 'com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-common-protos:1.12.0',
             google_auth_credentials: 'com.google.auth:google-auth-library-credentials:0.9.0',
             google_auth_oauth2_http: 'com.google.auth:google-auth-library-oauth2-http:0.9.0',
             okhttp: 'com.squareup.okhttp:okhttp:2.5.0',
diff --git a/examples/example-kotlin/build.gradle b/examples/example-kotlin/build.gradle
index 98574189a9..124c2d6ff3 100644
--- a/examples/example-kotlin/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/example-kotlin/build.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ def grpcVersion = '1.18.0-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
 dependencies {
     def kotlinVerion = plugins.findPlugin("org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm").kotlinPluginVersion
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:${kotlinVerion}"
-    implementation "com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-common-protos:1.0.0"
     implementation "io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded:${grpcVersion}"
     implementation "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf:${grpcVersion}"
     implementation "io.grpc:grpc-stub:${grpcVersion}"
diff --git a/repositories.bzl b/repositories.bzl
index d8f3bbf8b3..4cbc31fa97 100644
--- a/repositories.bzl
+++ b/repositories.bzl
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ def grpc_java_repositories(
 def com_google_api_grpc_google_common_protos():
     native.maven_jar(
         name = "com_google_api_grpc_proto_google_common_protos",
-        artifact = "com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-common-protos:1.0.0",
-        sha1 = "86f070507e28b930e50d218ee5b6788ef0dd05e6",
+        artifact = "com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-common-protos:1.12.0",
+        sha1 = "1140cc74df039deb044ed0e320035e674dc13062",
     )
 
 def com_google_auth_google_auth_library_credentials():