diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 124b6c7ec4..79b575aa77 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ maven_install(
     ],
 )
 
-_gapic_generator_java_version = "2.40.0"
+_gapic_generator_java_version = "2.40.1"
 
 maven_install(
     artifacts = [