diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-speech/package.json b/packages/google-cloud-speech/package.json
index bc99a3e8fb8..5715e819a86 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-speech/package.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-speech/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/common": "^0.29.0",
-    "google-gax": "^0.22.0",
+    "google-gax": "^0.23.0",
     "lodash.merge": "^4.6.1",
     "protobufjs": "^6.8.6",
     "pumpify": "^1.5.1",