diff --git a/integrations/google_ai/pyproject.toml b/integrations/google_ai/pyproject.toml
index 1c9b1b4aa..33829abd0 100644
--- a/integrations/google_ai/pyproject.toml
+++ b/integrations/google_ai/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
   "haystack-ai", 
-  "google-generativeai>=0.3.1, <0.7.1"  # https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack-core-integrations/issues/855
+  "google-generativeai>=0.3.1, <0.7.0"  # https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack-core-integrations/issues/855
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/integrations/google_ai/src/haystack_integrations/components/generators/google_ai/chat/gemini.py b/integrations/google_ai/src/haystack_integrations/components/generators/google_ai/chat/gemini.py
index 5a6e0081f..d3a8299fd 100644
--- a/integrations/google_ai/src/haystack_integrations/components/generators/google_ai/chat/gemini.py
+++ b/integrations/google_ai/src/haystack_integrations/components/generators/google_ai/chat/gemini.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         *,
         api_key: Secret = Secret.from_env_var("GOOGLE_API_KEY"),  # noqa: B008
-        model: str = "gemini-1.5-flash",
+        model: str = "gemini-pro-vision",
         generation_config: Optional[Union[GenerationConfig, Dict[str, Any]]] = None,
         safety_settings: Optional[Dict[HarmCategory, HarmBlockThreshold]] = None,
         tools: Optional[List[Tool]] = None,