diff --git a/language/slackbot/package.json b/language/slackbot/package.json
index 75c71a8b39..599666ad9a 100644
--- a/language/slackbot/package.json
+++ b/language/slackbot/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "test": "samples test run --cmd ava -- -T 20s --verbose system-test/*.test.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/language": "0.11.0",
+    "@google-cloud/language": "0.13.0",
     "botkit": "0.5.7",
     "sqlite3": "3.1.9"
   },