diff --git a/instrumentation-genai/README.md b/instrumentation-genai/README.md
index a6498da6a..dbe51b523 100644
--- a/instrumentation-genai/README.md
+++ b/instrumentation-genai/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 | --------------- | ------------------ | --------------- | -------------- |
 | [opentelemetry-instrumentation-anthropic](./opentelemetry-instrumentation-anthropic) | anthropic >= 0.16.0 | No | development
 | [opentelemetry-instrumentation-claude-agent-sdk](./opentelemetry-instrumentation-claude-agent-sdk) | claude-agent-sdk >= 0.1.14 | No | development
-| [opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai](./opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai) | google-genai >= 1.0.0 | No | development
+| [opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai](./opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai) | google-genai >= 1.32.0 | No | development
 | [opentelemetry-instrumentation-langchain](./opentelemetry-instrumentation-langchain) | langchain >= 0.3.21 | No | development
 | [opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-agents-v2](./opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-agents-v2) | openai-agents >= 0.3.3 | No | development
 | [opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-v2](./opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-v2) | openai >= 1.26.0 | Yes | development
diff --git a/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/google_genai/package.py b/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/google_genai/package.py
index 46a0504cc..184b8cd8c 100644
--- a/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/google_genai/package.py
+++ b/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/google_genai/package.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-_instruments = ("google-genai >= 1.0.0",)
+_instruments = ("google-genai >= 1.32.0",)
diff --git a/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai/tests/generate_content/test_e2e.py b/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai/tests/generate_content/test_e2e.py
index 36802b65d..47abf4b87 100644
--- a/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai/tests/generate_content/test_e2e.py
+++ b/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai/tests/generate_content/test_e2e.py
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ import yaml
 from google.genai import types
 from vcr.record_mode import RecordMode
 
+try:
+    # These modules are only supported in python >= 3.10
+    from aiohttp.client_exceptions import ClientConnectionError
+    from vcr.stubs import aiohttp_stubs
+except ImportError:
+    ClientConnectionError = None
+    aiohttp_stubs = None
+
 from opentelemetry.instrumentation._semconv import (
     OTEL_SEMCONV_STABILITY_OPT_IN,
     _OpenTelemetrySemanticConventionStability,
@@ -135,6 +143,9 @@ def _redact_headers(headers):
 
 
 def _before_record_request(request):
+    # aiohttp reports the request method in lower case while it is recorded in the cassette in upper case.
+    if request.method:
+        request.method = request.method.upper()
     if request.headers:
         _redact_headers(request.headers)
     uri = request.uri
@@ -316,6 +327,48 @@ def setup_vcr(vcr):
     return vcr
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(name="patch_vcr_aiohttp_stream", scope="module", autouse=True)
+def fixture_patch_vcr_aiohttp_stream():
+    # Allows the async tests to not be stuck in infinite loop when streaming
+    # a VCR cassette with aiohttp stubs.
+    # https://github.com/kevin1024/vcrpy/issues/927
+    if ClientConnectionError is None or aiohttp_stubs is None:
+        return
+
+    class _ReplayMockStream(aiohttp_stubs.MockStream):
+        # Keep vcrpy's stream behavior, but ignore aiohttp's
+        # close-time ClientConnectionError("Connection closed") during
+        # cassette replay, where the full response is already buffered
+        # and this condition should be treated as normal EOF.
+        def set_exception(self, exc):
+            if isinstance(exc, ClientConnectionError) and exc.args == (
+                "Connection closed",
+            ):
+                return
+            super().set_exception(exc)
+
+    class _ReplayMockClientResponse(aiohttp_stubs.MockClientResponse):
+        def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+            self._mock_content_stream = None
+
+        @property
+        def content(self):
+            # vcrpy's aiohttp MockClientResponse.content creates a fresh stream object
+            # on every property access. google-genai async streaming repeatedly reads
+            # response.content.readline() and expects the same stream instance until EOF is
+            # reached.
+            if self._mock_content_stream is None:
+                body = self._body or b""
+                stream = _ReplayMockStream()
+                stream.feed_data(body)
+                stream.feed_eof()
+                self._mock_content_stream = stream
+            return self._mock_content_stream
+
+    aiohttp_stubs.MockClientResponse = _ReplayMockClientResponse
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(name="instrumentor")
 def fixture_instrumentor():
     return GoogleGenAiSdkInstrumentor()
diff --git a/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai/tests/requirements.latest.txt b/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai/tests/requirements.latest.txt
index 7c7d51164..32e582c83 100644
--- a/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai/tests/requirements.latest.txt
+++ b/instrumentation-genai/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-genai/tests/requirements.latest.txt
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ pytest==7.4.4
 pytest-asyncio==0.21.0
 pytest-vcr==1.0.2
 
-google-auth==2.38.0
-google-genai==1.32.0
+google-auth==2.47.0
+
+google-genai==1.47.0; python_version < "3.10"
+google-genai==1.64.0; python_version >= "3.10"
 
 # Install locally from the folder. This path is relative to the
 # root directory, given invocation from "tox" at root level.