diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 24afd4fa6..a99dbcd83 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>2.59.0</version>
+      <version>2.60.0</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 1c1459c10..8139fff95 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>2.59.0</version>
+      <version>2.60.0</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 848b7b4e1..0cccb5810 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.59.0</version>
+      <version>2.60.0</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END_EXCLUDE] -->