diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 25affc927a..28e9f12d90 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def ensureBuildPrerequisites(buildPrerequisitesMessage) {
 ensureBuildPrerequisites(buildPrerequisitesMessage)
 
 final htsjdkVersion = System.getProperty('htsjdk.version', '2.24.1')
-final googleNio = 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-nio:0.107.0-alpha:shaded'
+final googleNio = 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-nio:0.123.25'
 
 // Get the jdk files we need to run javaDoc. We need to use these during compile, testCompile,
 // test execution, and gatkDoc generation, but we don't want them as part of the runtime
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'org.broadinstitute:barclay:4.0.2'
     compile 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.17.1'
     compile 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.17.1'
-    compileOnly(googleNio) {
-        transitive = false
-    }
+    compileOnly(googleNio)
 
     // javadoc utilities; compile/test only to prevent redistribution of sdk jars
     compileOnly(javadocJDKFiles)
diff --git a/src/main/java/picard/nio/GoogleStorageUtils.java b/src/main/java/picard/nio/GoogleStorageUtils.java
index 1335e45d09..1e5f7c2d39 100644
--- a/src/main/java/picard/nio/GoogleStorageUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/picard/nio/GoogleStorageUtils.java
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
 import com.google.cloud.storage.StorageOptions;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.contrib.nio.CloudStorageConfiguration;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.contrib.nio.CloudStorageFileSystemProvider;
-import shaded.cloud_nio.com.google.api.client.util.Strings;
-import shaded.cloud_nio.com.google.api.gax.retrying.RetrySettings;
-import shaded.cloud_nio.com.google.cloud.http.HttpTransportOptions;
-import shaded.cloud_nio.org.threeten.bp.Duration;
+import com.google.api.client.util.Strings;
+import com.google.api.gax.retrying.RetrySettings;
+import com.google.cloud.http.HttpTransportOptions;
+import org.threeten.bp.Duration;
 
 /**
  * This class serves as a connection to google's implementation of nio support for GCS housed files.