diff --git a/run/image-processing/README.md b/run/image-processing/README.md
index ad145c4f90..2402703bbc 100644
--- a/run/image-processing/README.md
+++ b/run/image-processing/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Cloud Run Image Processing Sample
 
-This sample service applies [Cloud Storage](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs)-triggered image processing with [Cloud Vision API](https://cloud.google.com/vision/docs) analysis and ImageMagick transformation.
+This sample service applies [Cloud Storage](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs)-triggered image processing with [Cloud Vision API](https://cloud.google.com/vision/docs) analysis and sharp transformation.
 
 Use it with the [Image Processing with Cloud Run tutorial](http://cloud.google.com/run/docs/tutorials/image-processing).
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ For more details on how to work with this sample read the [Google Cloud Run Node
 ## Dependencies
 
 * **express**: Web server framework
-* **[gm](https://github.com/aheckmann/gm#readme)**: ImageMagick integration library.
+* **[sharp](https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com/)**: High-performance Node.js image processing library.
 * **@google-cloud/storage**: Google Cloud Storage client library.
 * **@google-cloud/vision**: Cloud Vision API client library.
 
diff --git a/run/image-processing/image.js b/run/image-processing/image.js
index 13f940de90..1d44212153 100644
--- a/run/image-processing/image.js
+++ b/run/image-processing/image.js
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
 // [START cloudrun_imageproc_handler_setup]
-const gm = require('gm').subClass({imageMagick: true});
-const fs = require('fs');
-const {promisify} = require('util');
+const fs = require('fs').promises;
+const sharp = require('sharp');
 const path = require('path');
 const vision = require('@google-cloud/vision');
 
@@ -34,6 +33,13 @@ exports.blurOffensiveImages = async event => {
   // This event represents the triggering Cloud Storage object.
   const object = event;
 
+  if (object.bucket === BLURRED_BUCKET_NAME) {
+    console.log(
+      'Event triggered by the blurred bucket; skip to avoid recursion'
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
   const file = storage.bucket(object.bucket).file(object.name);
   const filePath = `gs://${object.bucket}/${object.name}`;
 
@@ -61,9 +67,10 @@ exports.blurOffensiveImages = async event => {
 // [END cloudrun_imageproc_handler_analyze]
 
 // [START cloudrun_imageproc_handler_blur]
-// Blurs the given file using ImageMagick, and uploads it to another bucket.
+// Blurs the given file using sharp, and uploads it to another bucket.
 const blurImage = async (file, blurredBucketName) => {
   const tempLocalPath = `/tmp/${path.parse(file.name).base}`;
+  const tempLocalBlurredPath = `/tmp/blurred-${path.parse(file.name).base}`;
 
   // Download file from bucket.
   try {
@@ -74,19 +81,14 @@ const blurImage = async (file, blurredBucketName) => {
     throw new Error(`File download failed: ${err}`);
   }
 
-  await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    gm(tempLocalPath)
-      .blur(0, 16)
-      .write(tempLocalPath, (err, stdout) => {
-        if (err) {
-          console.error('Failed to blur image.', err);
-          reject(err);
-        } else {
-          console.log(`Blurred image: ${file.name}`);
-          resolve(stdout);
-        }
-      });
-  });
+  try {
+    await sharp(tempLocalPath).blur(16).toFile(tempLocalBlurredPath);
+
+    console.log(`Blurred image: ${file.name}`);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Failed to blur image.', err);
+    throw err;
+  }
 
   // Upload result to a different bucket, to avoid re-triggering this function.
   const blurredBucket = storage.bucket(blurredBucketName);
@@ -94,14 +96,16 @@ const blurImage = async (file, blurredBucketName) => {
   // Upload the Blurred image back into the bucket.
   const gcsPath = `gs://${blurredBucketName}/${file.name}`;
   try {
-    await blurredBucket.upload(tempLocalPath, {destination: file.name});
+    await blurredBucket.upload(tempLocalBlurredPath, {destination: file.name});
     console.log(`Uploaded blurred image to: ${gcsPath}`);
   } catch (err) {
     throw new Error(`Unable to upload blurred image to ${gcsPath}: ${err}`);
+  } finally {
+    // Delete the temporary file.
+    await Promise.allSettled([
+      fs.unlink(tempLocalPath),
+      fs.unlink(tempLocalBlurredPath),
+    ]);
   }
-
-  // Delete the temporary file.
-  const unlink = promisify(fs.unlink);
-  return unlink(tempLocalPath);
 };
 // [END cloudrun_imageproc_handler_blur]
diff --git a/run/image-processing/package.json b/run/image-processing/package.json
index d46a057c9b..8b062ebf5b 100644
--- a/run/image-processing/package.json
+++ b/run/image-processing/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "@google-cloud/storage": "^7.0.0",
     "@google-cloud/vision": "^4.0.0",
     "express": "^4.16.4",
-    "gm": "^1.23.1"
+    "sharp": "^0.34.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "c8": "^10.0.0",