diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/spring/SpringWriter.java b/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/spring/SpringWriter.java
index 94951ab823..f32d23f6bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/spring/SpringWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/spring/SpringWriter.java
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static String buildPomString(GapicContext context) {
                 + "  <parent>\n"
                 + "    <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>\n"
                 + "    <artifactId>spring-cloud-gcp-starters</artifactId>\n"
-                + "    <version>%s</version>\n"
+                + "    <version>%s</version><!-- {x-version-update:spring-cloud-gcp:current} -->\n"
                 + "    <relativePath>../../spring-cloud-gcp-starters/pom.xml</relativePath>\n"
                 + "  </parent>\n"
                 + "  <artifactId>%s</artifactId>\n"
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/spring/goldens/SpringPackagePom.golden b/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/spring/goldens/SpringPackagePom.golden
index ccf200c31d..6d583c2b5a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/spring/goldens/SpringPackagePom.golden
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/spring/goldens/SpringPackagePom.golden
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-cloud-gcp-starters</artifactId>
-    <version>{{parent-version}}</version>
+    <version>{{parent-version}}</version><!-- {x-version-update:spring-cloud-gcp:current} -->
     <relativePath>../../spring-cloud-gcp-starters/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>{{client-library-artifact-id}}-spring-starter</artifactId>