diff --git a/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/it/ITBigQueryTest.java b/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/it/ITBigQueryTest.java
index 9f877cf23..c8f7ce4fa 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/it/ITBigQueryTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/it/ITBigQueryTest.java
@@ -943,7 +943,8 @@ public void testCreateAndUpdateTableWithPolicyTags() throws IOException {
               .setParent(String.format("projects/%s/locations/%s", PROJECT_ID, "us"))
               .setTaxonomy(
                   Taxonomy.newBuilder()
-                      .setDisplayName("testing taxonomy")
+                      // DisplayName must be unique across org
+                      .setDisplayName(String.format("testing taxonomy %s", Instant.now().getNano()))
                       .setDescription("taxonomy created for integration tests")
                       .addActivatedPolicyTypes(PolicyType.FINE_GRAINED_ACCESS_CONTROL)
                       .build())