diff --git a/google-maps/package.json b/google-maps/package.json
index 91ffeef32..8a51a5214 100644
--- a/google-maps/package.json
+++ b/google-maps/package.json
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@googlemaps/js-api-loader": "~1.13.7",
+    "@googlemaps/js-api-loader": "~1.16.2",
     "@googlemaps/markerclusterer": "~2.0.7",
-    "@types/google.maps": "~3.50.5"
+    "@types/google.maps": "~3.53.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/google-maps/src/web.ts b/google-maps/src/web.ts
index 5b82addec..2fcdbb432 100644
--- a/google-maps/src/web.ts
+++ b/google-maps/src/web.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export class CapacitorGoogleMapsWeb
   extends WebPlugin
   implements CapacitorGoogleMapsPlugin
 {
-  private gMapsRef: typeof google.maps | undefined = undefined;
+  private gMapsRef: google.maps.MapsLibrary | undefined = undefined;
   private maps: {
     [id: string]: {
       element: HTMLElement;
@@ -126,12 +126,10 @@ export class CapacitorGoogleMapsWeb
       const loader = new lib.Loader({
         apiKey: apiKey ?? '',
         version: 'weekly',
-        libraries: ['places'],
         language,
         region,
       });
-      const google = await loader.load();
-      this.gMapsRef = google.maps;
+      this.gMapsRef = await loader.importLibrary('maps');
       console.log('Loaded google maps API');
     }
   }