diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 170af432f..ff87e1a80 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
com.google.protobuf
protobuf-java-util
- 3.17.3
+ 3.18.0
com.google.cloud
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 48c2a6a5a..dcdb950c7 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
com.google.protobuf
protobuf-java-util
- 3.17.3
+ 3.18.0
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 0fddca5ec..4a67c4341 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
com.google.protobuf
protobuf-java-util
- 3.17.3
+ 3.18.0