diff --git a/samples/package.json b/samples/package.json
index 4b6c606e2..27add3bc8 100644
--- a/samples/package.json
+++ b/samples/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "test": "mocha system-test --timeout 600000"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/pubsub": "^1.7.1"
+    "@google-cloud/pubsub": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^4.2.0",