diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 60e6d2787..b63d701ec 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.7</version>
+      <version>2.8.9</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index de32f3155..ca808c9a9 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.7</version>
+      <version>2.8.9</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 4c4626d39..ddde03ebd 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.7</version>
+      <version>2.8.9</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud.functions</groupId>