diff --git a/samples/samples/snippets.py b/samples/samples/snippets.py
index 93c8de4148..8a3764e9a5 100644
--- a/samples/samples/snippets.py
+++ b/samples/samples/snippets.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ def create_instance(instance_id):
                 "sample_name": "snippets-create_instance-explicit",
                 "created": str(int(time.time())),
             },
+            edition=spanner_instance_admin.Instance.Edition.STANDARD,  # Optional
         ),
     )
 
@@ -73,6 +74,35 @@ def create_instance(instance_id):
 
 # [END spanner_create_instance]
 
+# [START spanner_update_instance]
+def update_instance(instance_id):
+    """Updates an instance."""
+    from google.cloud.spanner_admin_instance_v1.types import \
+        spanner_instance_admin
+
+    spanner_client = spanner.Client()
+
+    name = "{}/instances/{}".format(spanner_client.project_name, instance_id)
+
+    operation = spanner_client.instance_admin_api.update_instance(
+        instance=spanner_instance_admin.Instance(
+            name=name,
+            labels={
+                "sample_name": "snippets-update_instance-explicit",
+            },
+            edition=spanner_instance_admin.Instance.Edition.ENTERPRISE,  # Optional
+        ),
+        field_mask=field_mask_pb2.FieldMask(paths=["labels", "edition"]),
+    )
+
+    print("Waiting for operation to complete...")
+    operation.result(OPERATION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
+
+    print("Updated instance {}".format(instance_id))
+
+
+# [END spanner_update_instance]
+
 
 # [START spanner_create_instance_with_processing_units]
 def create_instance_with_processing_units(instance_id, processing_units):
@@ -3421,6 +3451,7 @@ def query_data_with_proto_types_parameter(instance_id, database_id):
 
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command")
     subparsers.add_parser("create_instance", help=create_instance.__doc__)
+    subparsers.add_parser("update_instance", help=update_instance.__doc__)
     subparsers.add_parser("create_database", help=create_database.__doc__)
     subparsers.add_parser("insert_data", help=insert_data.__doc__)
     subparsers.add_parser("batch_write", help=batch_write.__doc__)
@@ -3571,6 +3602,8 @@ def query_data_with_proto_types_parameter(instance_id, database_id):
 
     if args.command == "create_instance":
         create_instance(args.instance_id)
+    if args.command == "update_instance":
+        update_instance(args.instance_id)
     elif args.command == "create_database":
         create_database(args.instance_id, args.database_id)
     elif args.command == "insert_data":
diff --git a/samples/samples/snippets_test.py b/samples/samples/snippets_test.py
index 6657703fd1..6938aa1cd7 100644
--- a/samples/samples/snippets_test.py
+++ b/samples/samples/snippets_test.py
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 import time
 import uuid
 
-import pytest
 from google.api_core import exceptions
 from google.cloud import spanner
 from google.cloud.spanner_admin_database_v1.types.common import DatabaseDialect
+import pytest
 from test_utils.retry import RetryErrors
 
 import snippets
@@ -152,10 +152,13 @@ def base_instance_config_id(spanner_client):
     return "{}/instanceConfigs/{}".format(spanner_client.project_name, "nam7")
 
 
-def test_create_instance_explicit(spanner_client, create_instance_id):
+def test_create_and_update_instance_explicit(spanner_client, create_instance_id):
     # Rather than re-use 'sample_isntance', we create a new instance, to
     # ensure that the 'create_instance' snippet is tested.
     retry_429(snippets.create_instance)(create_instance_id)
+    # Rather than re-use 'sample_isntance', we are using created instance, to
+    # ensure that the 'update_instance' snippet is tested.
+    retry_429(snippets.update_instance)(create_instance_id)
     instance = spanner_client.instance(create_instance_id)
     retry_429(instance.delete)()
 
@@ -195,7 +198,9 @@ def test_create_instance_with_autoscaling_config(capsys, lci_instance_id):
 
 
 def test_create_instance_partition(capsys, instance_partition_instance_id):
-    snippets.create_instance(instance_partition_instance_id)
+    # Unable to use create_instance since it has editions set where partitions are unsupported.
+    # The minimal requirement for editions is ENTERPRISE_PLUS for the paritions to get supported.
+    snippets.create_instance_with_processing_units(instance_partition_instance_id, 1000)
     retry_429(snippets.create_instance_partition)(
         instance_partition_instance_id, "my-instance-partition"
     )