diff --git a/translate/setup.py b/translate/setup.py
index 4d0e9c3921b3..5bacdb534155 100644
--- a/translate/setup.py
+++ b/translate/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 release_status = "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable"
 dependencies = [
     "google-api-core[grpc] >= 1.14.0, < 2.0.0dev",
-    "google-cloud-core >= 1.0.0, < 2.0dev",
+    "google-cloud-core >= 1.0.3, < 2.0dev",
 ]
 extras = {}