diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 7f22ae3f3..a0d1655bb 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.0</version>
+      <version>2.3.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 545108343..ecd47d63d 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>2.2.0</version>
+      <version>2.3.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index b00388335..385167cec 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.0</version>
+      <version>2.3.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>