diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 1492232d..201ef6e6 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.4</version>
+      <version>2.0.5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index b254e388..923ce773 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.4</version>
+      <version>2.0.5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 4f0a4210..33c1b592 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.4</version>
+      <version>2.0.5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>