diff --git a/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml b/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
index 371d53ffae..04eba2f3c8 100644
--- a/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
+++ b/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.3</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <phase>package</phase>