diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index a1993084f..b2d654a80 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>1.20.1</version>
+      <version>1.21.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index d90ff09e7..d0088a7d5 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>1.20.1</version>
+      <version>1.21.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index f90083b71..f7f482485 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>1.20.1</version>
+      <version>1.21.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>