diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e38127306f9..7042c600b79 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner:6.42.2'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner:6.42.3'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-spanner" % "6.42.2"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-spanner" % "6.42.3"
 ```
 <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 [kokoro-badge-link-5]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-spanner/java11.html
 [stability-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/stability-stable-green
 [maven-version-image]: https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner.svg
-[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner/6.42.2
+[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner/6.42.3
 [authentication]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java#authentication
 [auth-scopes]: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/scopes
 [predefined-iam-roles]: https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles#predefined_roles
diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/SpannerOptions.java b/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/SpannerOptions.java
index 6663d3f8e68..33fa826bfec 100644
--- a/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/SpannerOptions.java
+++ b/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/SpannerOptions.java
@@ -993,13 +993,26 @@ public Builder setAutoThrottleAdministrativeRequests() {
       return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Disables automatic retries of administrative requests that fail if the <a
+     * href="https://cloud.google.com/spanner/quotas#administrative_limits">https://cloud.google.com/spanner/quotas#administrative_limits</a>
+     * have been exceeded. You should disable these retries if you intend to handle these errors in
+     * your application.
+     */
+    public Builder disableAdministrativeRequestRetries() {
+      this.retryAdministrativeRequestsSettings =
+          this.retryAdministrativeRequestsSettings.toBuilder().setMaxAttempts(1).build();
+      return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the retry settings for retrying administrative requests when the quote of administrative
      * requests per minute has been exceeded.
      */
     Builder setRetryAdministrativeRequestsSettings(
         RetrySettings retryAdministrativeRequestsSettings) {
-      this.retryAdministrativeRequestsSettings = retryAdministrativeRequestsSettings;
+      this.retryAdministrativeRequestsSettings =
+          Preconditions.checkNotNull(retryAdministrativeRequestsSettings);
       return this;
     }
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/DatabaseAdminClientTest.java b/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/DatabaseAdminClientTest.java
index eee9f520a7d..5ef7b508049 100644
--- a/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/DatabaseAdminClientTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/DatabaseAdminClientTest.java
@@ -935,4 +935,31 @@ public void testRetryOperationOnAdminMethodQuotaPerMinutePerProjectExceeded() {
     assertEquals(DB_ID, database.getId().getDatabase());
     assertEquals(2, mockDatabaseAdmin.countRequestsOfType(GetDatabaseRequest.class));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testRetriesDisabledForOperationOnAdminMethodQuotaPerMinutePerProjectExceeded() {
+    ErrorInfo info =
+        ErrorInfo.newBuilder()
+            .putMetadata("quota_limit", "AdminMethodQuotaPerMinutePerProject")
+            .build();
+    Metadata.Key<ErrorInfo> key =
+        Metadata.Key.of(
+            info.getDescriptorForType().getFullName() + Metadata.BINARY_HEADER_SUFFIX,
+            ProtoLiteUtils.metadataMarshaller(info));
+    Metadata trailers = new Metadata();
+    trailers.put(key, info);
+    mockDatabaseAdmin.addException(
+        Status.RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED.withDescription("foo").asRuntimeException(trailers));
+    mockDatabaseAdmin.clearRequests();
+
+    Spanner spannerWithoutRetries =
+        spanner.getOptions().toBuilder().disableAdministrativeRequestRetries().build().getService();
+    AdminRequestsPerMinuteExceededException exception =
+        assertThrows(
+            AdminRequestsPerMinuteExceededException.class,
+            () -> spannerWithoutRetries.getDatabaseAdminClient().getDatabase(INSTANCE_ID, DB_ID));
+    assertEquals(ErrorCode.RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED, exception.getErrorCode());
+    // There should be only one request on the server, as the request was not retried.
+    assertEquals(1, mockDatabaseAdmin.countRequestsOfType(GetDatabaseRequest.class));
+  }
 }