diff --git a/java-video-intelligence/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-video-intelligence/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 9caccbc477b9..a8ddd92ddccf 100644
--- a/java-video-intelligence/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-video-intelligence/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.15</version>
+      <version>2.8.16</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-video-intelligence/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-video-intelligence/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 0f020972dad6..a8594c7637b9 100644
--- a/java-video-intelligence/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-video-intelligence/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.15</version>
+      <version>2.8.16</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-video-intelligence/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/java-video-intelligence/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index c882df30a835..3b93ebd4b438 100644
--- a/java-video-intelligence/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/java-video-intelligence/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.15</version>
+      <version>2.8.16</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>