diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index c1af7b55..275a5613 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <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 f12ee05e..844f8690 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <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/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index d350da89..033e71e6 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     <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>