diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index c348b81e9..63af357e8 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-bigquery</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.7</version>
+      <version>2.1.8</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 40ca19dc1..e315c58c9 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-bigquery</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.7</version>
+      <version>2.1.8</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>