diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 62df7683ec..b711901c0a 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ molecule = "1.4.3"
 
 # recitations
 grpcOkhttpVersion = "1.66.0"
-googleAuthVersion = "1.25.0"
+googleAuthVersion = "1.26.0"
 googleCloudSpeechVersion = "4.44.0"
 
 # testing