diff --git a/functions/datastore/package.json b/functions/datastore/package.json
index 957522866a..91164f3d00 100644
--- a/functions/datastore/package.json
+++ b/functions/datastore/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "test": "npm run system-test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/datastore": "1.3.4",
+    "@google-cloud/datastore": "^1.4.2",
     "supertest": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {