diff --git a/java-automl/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-automl/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 904f9cee78ed..c7b70aa6b9de 100644
--- a/java-automl/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-automl/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.16</version>
+      <version>2.8.17</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-automl/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-automl/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 28ab251c9bee..2bcb8362c267 100644
--- a/java-automl/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-automl/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.16</version>
+      <version>2.8.17</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-automl/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/java-automl/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 889070687456..b5dcb06dba40 100644
--- a/java-automl/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/java-automl/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.16</version>
+      <version>2.8.17</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>