diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/GoogleBigQuery.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/GoogleBigQuery.node.ts
index 3059d5699e..6e2dd9a541 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/GoogleBigQuery.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/GoogleBigQuery.node.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ export class GoogleBigQuery extends VersionedNodeType {
 			group: ['input'],
 			subtitle: '={{$parameter["operation"] + ": " + $parameter["resource"]}}',
 			description: 'Consume Google BigQuery API',
-			defaultVersion: 2,
+			defaultVersion: 2.1,
 		};
 
 		const nodeVersions: IVersionedNodeType['nodeVersions'] = {
 			1: new GoogleBigQueryV1(baseDescription),
 			2: new GoogleBigQueryV2(baseDescription),
+			2.1: new GoogleBigQueryV2(baseDescription),
 		};
 
 		super(nodeVersions, baseDescription);
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/test/v2/utils/utils.test.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/test/v2/utils/utils.test.ts
index 89a246fb72..4548310140 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/test/v2/utils/utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/test/v2/utils/utils.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-import type { IDataObject, IExecuteFunctions } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import type { IDataObject, IExecuteFunctions, INode } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { constructExecutionMetaData } from 'n8n-core';
 import { mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
 import { prepareOutput } from '../../../v2/helpers/utils';
 
 describe('Google BigQuery v2 Utils', () => {
 	it('should prepareOutput', () => {
-		const thisArg = mock<IExecuteFunctions>({ helpers: mock({ constructExecutionMetaData }) });
+		const thisArg = mock<IExecuteFunctions>({
+			getNode: () => ({ typeVersion: 2.1 }) as INode,
+			helpers: mock({ constructExecutionMetaData }),
+		});
 		const response: IDataObject = {
 			kind: 'bigquery#getQueryResultsResponse',
 			etag: 'e_tag',
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/v2/actions/database/executeQuery.operation.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/v2/actions/database/executeQuery.operation.ts
index 25da3dc09e..d6b67b1df0 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/v2/actions/database/executeQuery.operation.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/v2/actions/database/executeQuery.operation.ts
@@ -249,10 +249,16 @@ export async function execute(this: IExecuteFunctions): Promise<INodeExecutionDa
 				returnData.push(...executionErrorData);
 				continue;
 			}
-			if ((error.message as string).includes('location')) {
+			if ((error.message as string).includes('location') || error.httpCode === '404') {
 				error.description =
 					"Are you sure your table is in that region? You can specify the region using the 'Location' parameter from options.";
 			}
+
+			if (error.httpCode === '403' && error.message.includes('Drive')) {
+				error.description =
+					'If your table(s) pull from a document in Google Drive, make sure that document is shared with your user';
+			}
+
 			throw new NodeOperationError(this.getNode(), error as Error, {
 				itemIndex: i,
 				description: error.description,
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/v2/actions/versionDescription.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/v2/actions/versionDescription.ts
index c1df1cf7a2..0e232d38f6 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/v2/actions/versionDescription.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/v2/actions/versionDescription.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export const versionDescription: INodeTypeDescription = {
 	name: 'googleBigQuery',
 	icon: 'file:googleBigQuery.svg',
 	group: ['input'],
-	version: 2,
+	version: [2, 2.1],
 	subtitle: '={{$parameter["operation"]}}',
 	description: 'Consume Google BigQuery API',
 	defaults: {
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/v2/helpers/utils.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/v2/helpers/utils.ts
index 96fd1787d7..34fd023c6e 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/v2/helpers/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/BigQuery/v2/helpers/utils.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 import type { IDataObject, IExecuteFunctions, INodeExecutionData } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { jsonParse, NodeOperationError } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import type { SchemaField, TableRawData, TableSchema } from './interfaces';
 
-function getFieldValue(schemaField: SchemaField, field: IDataObject) {
+function getFieldValue(schemaField: SchemaField, field: IDataObject, parseTimestamps = false) {
 	if (schemaField.type === 'RECORD') {
 		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-use-before-define
 		return simplify([field.v as TableRawData], schemaField.fields as unknown as SchemaField[]);
@@ -12,6 +13,9 @@ function getFieldValue(schemaField: SchemaField, field: IDataObject) {
 			try {
 				value = jsonParse(value as string);
 			} catch (error) {}
+		} else if (schemaField.type === 'TIMESTAMP' && parseTimestamps) {
+			const dt = DateTime.fromSeconds(Number(value));
+			value = dt.isValid ? dt.toISO() : value;
 		}
 		return value;
 	}
@@ -26,18 +30,27 @@ export function wrapData(data: IDataObject | IDataObject[]): INodeExecutionData[
 	}));
 }
 
-export function simplify(data: TableRawData[], schema: SchemaField[], includeSchema = false) {
+export function simplify(
+	data: TableRawData[],
+	schema: SchemaField[],
+	includeSchema = false,
+	parseTimestamps = false,
+) {
 	const returnData: IDataObject[] = [];
 	for (const entry of data) {
 		const record: IDataObject = {};
 
 		for (const [index, field] of entry.f.entries()) {
 			if (schema[index].mode !== 'REPEATED') {
-				record[schema[index].name] = getFieldValue(schema[index], field);
+				record[schema[index].name] = getFieldValue(schema[index], field, parseTimestamps);
 			} else {
 				record[schema[index].name] = (field.v as unknown as IDataObject[]).flatMap(
 					(repeatedField) => {
-						return getFieldValue(schema[index], repeatedField as unknown as IDataObject);
+						return getFieldValue(
+							schema[index],
+							repeatedField as unknown as IDataObject,
+							parseTimestamps,
+						);
 					},
 				);
 			}
@@ -68,12 +81,18 @@ export function prepareOutput(
 		responseData = response;
 	} else {
 		const { rows, schema } = response;
+		const parseTimestamps = this.getNode().typeVersion >= 2.1;
 
 		if (rows !== undefined && schema !== undefined) {
 			const fields = (schema as TableSchema).fields;
 			responseData = rows;
 
-			responseData = simplify(responseData as TableRawData[], fields, includeSchema);
+			responseData = simplify(
+				responseData as TableRawData[],
+				fields,
+				includeSchema,
+				parseTimestamps,
+			);
 		} else if (schema && includeSchema) {
 			responseData = { success: true, _schema: schema };
 		} else {