diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 5d9107e67..80628e589 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-bigtable</artifactId>
-      <version>1.17.3</version>
+      <version>1.18.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 883d27d64..f96fd7bf3 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-bigtable</artifactId>
-      <version>1.17.3</version>
+      <version>1.18.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index c59f395c9..eb9ebb5e7 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-bigtable</artifactId>
-      <version>1.17.3</version>
+      <version>1.18.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>