diff --git a/java-accessapproval/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-accessapproval/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index a7b643182117..f0948dcfecd2 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>2.8.8</version>
+      <version>2.8.9</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/java-accessapproval/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-accessapproval/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index da60c5127d7f..75b1c0c2abb0 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>2.8.8</version>
+      <version>2.8.9</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/java-accessapproval/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/java-accessapproval/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 3d4415930c29..876c45d9c36d 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>2.8.8</version>
+      <version>2.8.9</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>