diff --git a/requirements/common.txt b/requirements/common.txt
index 5a31efd38f..6fd6be7cca 100644
--- a/requirements/common.txt
+++ b/requirements/common.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ python-gcm==0.4
 gitdb==0.6.4
 
 # Needed for Google Apps mobile auth
-google-api-python-client==1.5.5
+google-api-python-client==1.6.1
 
 # Needed for the email mirror
 html2text==2016.9.19