diff --git a/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml b/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml
index b1e26861cab0..4d635f701e96 100644
--- a/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.objenesis</groupId>
         <artifactId>objenesis</artifactId>
-        <version>3.4</version>
+        <version>3.6</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>