diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 49505367e..257f2c87f 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.2</version>
+      <version>2.0.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 8058912a7..b5b4083ca 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.2</version>
+      <version>2.0.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 7c40ac534..44f1ac44c 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.2</version>
+      <version>2.0.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>