diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 197a7e939..47f5790a4 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
com.google.cloud
google-cloud-core
- 2.5.11
+ 2.6.1
test
tests
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 6592f5b7e..fd8fd9145 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
com.google.cloud
google-cloud-core
- 2.5.11
+ 2.6.1
test
tests
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index b3b2d9c09..bb842bb02 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
com.google.cloud
google-cloud-core
- 2.5.11
+ 2.6.1
test
tests