diff --git a/.github/workflows/system-tests-spanner-emulator.yaml b/.github/workflows/system-tests-spanner-emulator.yaml
index eeb39890a3b..d435bdccaf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/system-tests-spanner-emulator.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/system-tests-spanner-emulator.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
     services:
       emulator:
-        image: gcr.io/cloud-spanner-emulator/emulator:1.5.27
+        image: gcr.io/cloud-spanner-emulator/emulator:1.5.28
         ports:
           - 9010:9010
           - 9020:9020