diff --git a/bazel/grpc_deps.bzl b/bazel/grpc_deps.bzl
index 7c49bfd6f6b..43249cd813c 100644
--- a/bazel/grpc_deps.bzl
+++ b/bazel/grpc_deps.bzl
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ def grpc_deps():
     if "com_google_absl" not in native.existing_rules():
         http_archive(
             name = "com_google_absl",
-            sha256 = "3d74cdc98b42fd4257d91f652575206de195e2c824fcd8d6e6d227f85cb143ef",
-            strip_prefix = "abseil-cpp-0f3bb466b868b523cf1dc9b2aaaed65c77b28862",
+            sha256 = "62c27e7a633e965a2f40ff16b487c3b778eae440bab64cad83b34ef1cbe3aa93",
+            strip_prefix = "abseil-cpp-6f9d96a1f41439ac172ee2ef7ccd8edf0e5d068c",
             urls = [
-                "https://storage.googleapis.com/grpc-bazel-mirror/github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/0f3bb466b868b523cf1dc9b2aaaed65c77b28862.tar.gz",
-                "https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/0f3bb466b868b523cf1dc9b2aaaed65c77b28862.tar.gz",
+                "https://storage.googleapis.com/grpc-bazel-mirror/github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/6f9d96a1f41439ac172ee2ef7ccd8edf0e5d068c.tar.gz",
+                "https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/6f9d96a1f41439ac172ee2ef7ccd8edf0e5d068c.tar.gz",
             ],
         )
 
diff --git a/gRPC-C++.podspec b/gRPC-C++.podspec
index 00986eae727..9af5f09c38a 100644
--- a/gRPC-C++.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-C++.podspec
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ss.header_mappings_dir = '.'
     ss.dependency "#{s.name}/Interface", version
     ss.dependency 'gRPC-Core', version
-    abseil_version = '1.20200923.2'
+    abseil_version = '1.20200923.3'
     ss.dependency 'abseil/base/base', abseil_version
     ss.dependency 'abseil/container/flat_hash_map', abseil_version
     ss.dependency 'abseil/container/flat_hash_set', abseil_version
diff --git a/gRPC-Core.podspec b/gRPC-Core.podspec
index 00736e45f0a..a3cc01f4509 100644
--- a/gRPC-Core.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-Core.podspec
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.requires_arc = false
 
   name = 'grpc'
-  abseil_version = '1.20200923.2'
+  abseil_version = '1.20200923.3'
 
   # When creating a dynamic framework, name it grpc.framework instead of gRPC-Core.framework.
   # This lets users write their includes like `#include <grpc/grpc.h>` as opposed to `#include
diff --git a/templates/gRPC-C++.podspec.template b/templates/gRPC-C++.podspec.template
index da3df694ad9..057a6d4a7bf 100644
--- a/templates/gRPC-C++.podspec.template
+++ b/templates/gRPC-C++.podspec.template
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
       ss.header_mappings_dir = '.'
       ss.dependency "#{s.name}/Interface", version
       ss.dependency 'gRPC-Core', version
-      abseil_version = '1.20200923.2'
+      abseil_version = '1.20200923.3'
       % for abseil_spec in grpcpp_abseil_specs:
       ss.dependency '${abseil_spec}', abseil_version
       % endfor
diff --git a/templates/gRPC-Core.podspec.template b/templates/gRPC-Core.podspec.template
index 81fe0e9caa0..f79d2008bc3 100644
--- a/templates/gRPC-Core.podspec.template
+++ b/templates/gRPC-Core.podspec.template
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     s.requires_arc = false
 
     name = 'grpc'
-    abseil_version = '1.20200923.2'
+    abseil_version = '1.20200923.3'
 
     # When creating a dynamic framework, name it grpc.framework instead of gRPC-Core.framework.
     # This lets users write their includes like `#include <grpc/grpc.h>` as opposed to `#include
diff --git a/third_party/abseil-cpp b/third_party/abseil-cpp
index 0f3bb466b86..6f9d96a1f41 160000
--- a/third_party/abseil-cpp
+++ b/third_party/abseil-cpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0f3bb466b868b523cf1dc9b2aaaed65c77b28862
+Subproject commit 6f9d96a1f41439ac172ee2ef7ccd8edf0e5d068c
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_submodules.sh b/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_submodules.sh
index 363e6f1a5f7..f4687c80f59 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_submodules.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_submodules.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ want_submodules=$(mktemp /tmp/submXXXXXX)
 
 git submodule | awk '{ print $1 }' | sort > "$submodules"
 cat << EOF | awk '{ print $1 }' | sort > "$want_submodules"
- 0f3bb466b868b523cf1dc9b2aaaed65c77b28862 third_party/abseil-cpp (heads/master)
+ 6f9d96a1f41439ac172ee2ef7ccd8edf0e5d068c third_party/abseil-cpp (heads/master)
  090faecb454fbd6e6e17a75ef8146acb037118d4 third_party/benchmark (v1.5.0)
  73594cde8c9a52a102c4341c244c833aa61b9c06 third_party/bloaty (remotes/origin/wide-14-g73594cd)
  29c6e0e27268f5a43e039cd2ed4e849d6b736fc1 third_party/boringssl-with-bazel (remotes/origin/master-with-bazel)