diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-node/samples/package.json b/packages/google-cloud-node/samples/package.json
index 58934c8a2e76..1505dedd9252 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-node/samples/package.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-node/samples/package.json
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@
     "test": "npm run system-test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/speech": "^0.10.2",
-    "@google-cloud/storage": "^1.2.0",
+    "@google-cloud/speech": "0.10.2",
+    "@google-cloud/storage": "1.2.1",
     "node-record-lpcm16": "0.3.0",
-    "yargs": "^8.0.2"
+    "yargs": "8.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "^1.4.15",
-    "ava": "^0.19.1",
+    "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "1.4.15",
+    "ava": "0.21.0",
     "proxyquire": "1.8.0",
-    "sinon": "2.3.4"
+    "sinon": "3.0.0"
   },
   "cloud-repo-tools": {
     "requiresKeyFile": true,