diff --git a/grpc-google-common-protos/build.gradle b/grpc-google-common-protos/build.gradle
index 8d64e2e7..9daa8785 100644
--- a/grpc-google-common-protos/build.gradle
+++ b/grpc-google-common-protos/build.gradle
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
   compile 'io.grpc:grpc-stub:1.43.2'
-  compile 'io.grpc:grpc-protobuf:1.43.2'
+  compile 'io.grpc:grpc-protobuf:1.44.0'
   compile project(':proto-google-common-protos')
 }