diff --git a/dvc/remote/gs.py b/dvc/remote/gs.py
index 6f389ec4f..b1d5c960f 100644
--- a/dvc/remote/gs.py
+++ b/dvc/remote/gs.py
@@ -58,23 +58,15 @@ def _upload_to_bucket(
     no_progress_bar=True,
 ):
     blob = bucket.blob(to_info.path, chunk_size=chunk_size)
-    with Tqdm(
-        desc=name or to_info.path,
-        total=os.path.getsize(from_file),
-        bytes=True,
-        disable=no_progress_bar,
-    ) as pbar:
-        with io.open(from_file, mode="rb") as fobj:
-            raw_read = fobj.read
-
-            def read(size=chunk_size):
-                res = raw_read(size)
-                if res:
-                    pbar.update(len(res))
-                return res
-
-            fobj.read = read
-            blob.upload_from_file(fobj)
+    with io.open(from_file, mode="rb") as fobj:
+        with Tqdm.wrapattr(
+            fobj,
+            "read",
+            desc=name or to_info.path,
+            total=os.path.getsize(from_file),
+            disable=no_progress_bar,
+        ) as wrapped:
+            blob.upload_from_file(wrapped)
 
 
 class RemoteGS(RemoteBASE):
@@ -162,21 +154,15 @@ class RemoteGS(RemoteBASE):
     def _download(self, from_info, to_file, name=None, no_progress_bar=True):
         bucket = self.gs.bucket(from_info.bucket)
         blob = bucket.get_blob(from_info.path)
-        with Tqdm(
-            desc=name or from_info.path,
-            total=blob.size,
-            bytes=True,
-            disable=no_progress_bar,
-        ) as pbar:
-            with io.open(to_file, mode="wb") as fobj:
-                raw_write = fobj.write
-
-                def write(byte_string):
-                    raw_write(byte_string)
-                    pbar.update(len(byte_string))
-
-                fobj.write = write
-                blob.download_to_file(fobj)
+        with io.open(to_file, mode="wb") as fobj:
+            with Tqdm.wrapattr(
+                fobj,
+                "write",
+                desc=name or from_info.path,
+                total=blob.size,
+                disable=no_progress_bar,
+            ) as wrapped:
+                blob.download_to_file(wrapped)
 
     def _generate_download_url(self, path_info, expires=3600):
         expiration = timedelta(seconds=int(expires))
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b9b16f014..b23d269db 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ install_requires = [
     "funcy>=1.14",
     "pathspec>=0.6.0",
     "shortuuid>=0.5.0",
-    "tqdm>=4.38.0,<5",
+    "tqdm>=4.40.0,<5",
     "packaging>=19.0",
     "win-unicode-console>=0.5; sys_platform == 'win32'",
     "pywin32>=225; sys_platform == 'win32'",