diff --git a/airflow/providers/google/cloud/operators/gcs.py b/airflow/providers/google/cloud/operators/gcs.py
index 77fd6a4f76fac..a39f5fd713be3 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/google/cloud/operators/gcs.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/google/cloud/operators/gcs.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile, TemporaryDirectory
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Union
 
+import pendulum
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from airflow.utils.context import Context
 
@@ -740,16 +742,20 @@ def execute(self, context: "Context") -> List[str]:
         try:
             timespan_start = context["data_interval_start"]
             timespan_end = context["data_interval_end"]
-        except KeyError:  # Data interval context variables are only available in Airflow 2.2+
-            timespan_start = timezone.coerce_datetime(context["execution_date"])
-            timespan_end = timezone.coerce_datetime(context["dag"].following_schedule(timespan_start))
+        except KeyError:
+            timespan_start = pendulum.instance(context["execution_date"])
+            following_execution_date = context["dag"].following_schedule(context["execution_date"])
+            if following_execution_date is None:
+                timespan_end = None
+            else:
+                timespan_end = pendulum.instance(following_execution_date)
 
         if timespan_end is None:  # Only possible in Airflow before 2.2.
             self.log.warning("No following schedule found, setting timespan end to max %s", timespan_end)
-            timespan_end = timezone.coerce_datetime(DateTime.max)
+            timespan_end = DateTime.max
         elif timespan_start >= timespan_end:  # Airflow 2.2 sets start == end for non-perodic schedules.
             self.log.warning("DAG schedule not periodic, setting timespan end to max %s", timespan_end)
-            timespan_end = timezone.coerce_datetime(DateTime.max)
+            timespan_end = DateTime.max
 
         timespan_start = timespan_start.in_timezone(timezone.utc)
         timespan_end = timespan_end.in_timezone(timezone.utc)