diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0ffc5fc79..4f333ba62 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 // indirect
 	github.com/google/s2a-go v0.1.7 // indirect
 	github.com/googleapis/enterprise-certificate-proxy v0.3.2 // indirect
-	github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.12.0 // indirect
+	github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.12.0
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/influxdata/tdigest v0.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.5.1