diff --git a/java-accessapproval/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-accessapproval/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 445e7fcb86c9..a9fe77f3f246 100644
--- a/java-accessapproval/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-accessapproval/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.1</version>
+      <version>2.8.3</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/java-accessapproval/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-accessapproval/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index f767c1b2f115..7029b0c185fd 100644
--- a/java-accessapproval/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-accessapproval/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.1</version>
+      <version>2.8.3</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/java-accessapproval/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/java-accessapproval/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 5115c616dfd5..7f664537a475 100644
--- a/java-accessapproval/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/java-accessapproval/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.1</version>
+      <version>2.8.3</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>