diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index ddc9299af..ef95bd7f6 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0</version>
+      <version>2.1.1</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 9c8197532..a63b7a977 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0</version>
+      <version>2.1.1</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 7bcc74ba4..daf95dbbe 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0</version>
+      <version>2.1.1</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END_EXCLUDE] -->