diff --git a/appengine/datastore/package.json b/appengine/datastore/package.json
index 47bde5747f..11e74f5878 100644
--- a/appengine/datastore/package.json
+++ b/appengine/datastore/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "test": "npm run system-test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/datastore": "2.0.0",
+    "@google-cloud/datastore": "3.1.0",
     "express": "4.16.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {