diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1df7260d5..9f937c118 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "generate-scaffolding": "repo-tools generate all && repo-tools generate lib_samples_readme -l samples/ --config ../.cloud-repo-tools.json"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/common": "^0.16.0",
+    "@google-cloud/common": "^5.0.2",
     "arrify": "^1.0.0",
     "async-each": "^1.0.1",
     "extend": "^3.0.1",