diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
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@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@ If you are using Maven, add this to your pom.xml file
 If you are using Gradle, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Groovy
-compile 'com.google.api:gax:1.33.1',
-  'com.google.api:gax-grpc:1.33.1'
+compile 'com.google.api:gax:1.39.0',
+  'com.google.api:gax-grpc:1.39.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.api" % "gax" % "1.33.1"
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.api" % "gax-grpc" % "1.33.1"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.api" % "gax" % "1.39.0"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.api" % "gax-grpc" % "1.39.0"
 ```
 
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