diff --git a/game_template/pubspec.yaml b/game_template/pubspec.yaml
index 098ea2610..31382e5f6 100644
--- a/game_template/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/game_template/pubspec.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ dependencies:
   firebase_core: ^2.1.1  # Needed for Crashlytics below
   firebase_crashlytics: ^3.4.16  # Error reporting
   games_services: ^4.0.0  # Achievements and leaderboards
-  google_mobile_ads: ^4.0.0  # Ads
+  google_mobile_ads: ^5.0.0  # Ads
   in_app_purchase: ^3.0.1  # In-app purchases
 
 dev_dependencies: