diff --git a/java-securitycenter/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-securitycenter/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index a97b02c81fda..2caa52479c16 100644
--- a/java-securitycenter/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-securitycenter/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-      <version>1.120.14</version>
+      <version>1.120.16</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-securitycenter/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-securitycenter/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index ce4932e8cee5..cabf5b80e4f9 100644
--- a/java-securitycenter/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-securitycenter/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-      <version>1.120.14</version>
+      <version>1.120.16</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>