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@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ If you are using Maven without the BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 If you are using Gradle 5.x or later, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.27.0')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.28.0')
 
 implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigtable'
 ```