diff --git a/genai/tools/requirements.txt b/genai/tools/requirements.txt
index 95d3e9bc0f..9f6fafbe8e 100644
--- a/genai/tools/requirements.txt
+++ b/genai/tools/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-google-genai==1.42.0
+google-genai==1.45.0
 # PIl is required for tools_code_execution_with_txt_img.py
 pillow==11.1.0
diff --git a/genai/tools/tools_google_search_with_txt.py b/genai/tools/tools_google_search_with_txt.py
index 2f650b01df..4069071d0c 100644
--- a/genai/tools/tools_google_search_with_txt.py
+++ b/genai/tools/tools_google_search_with_txt.py
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ def generate_content() -> str:
         config=GenerateContentConfig(
             tools=[
                 # Use Google Search Tool
-                Tool(google_search=GoogleSearch())
+                Tool(
+                    google_search=GoogleSearch(
+                        # Optional: Domains to exclude from results
+                        exclude_domains=["domain.com", "domain2.com"]
+                    )
+                )
             ],
         ),
     )