diff --git a/.github/workflows/hermetic_library_generation.yaml b/.github/workflows/hermetic_library_generation.yaml
index 74fec93e13d8..ed12e433ffb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hermetic_library_generation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hermetic_library_generation.yaml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ jobs:
         head_ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
         token: ${{ secrets.CLOUD_JAVA_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         force_regenerate_all: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref == 'generate-libraries-main' }}
-        image_tag: 2.71.0  # {x-version-update:gapic-generator-java:current}
+        image_tag: 9.99.9