diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index d3d36f6f1..90f207c5a 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <dependency>
 	  <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
 	  <artifactId>google-cloud-bigquery</artifactId>
-	  <version>2.15.0</version>
+	  <version>2.16.0</version>
 	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 09e691645..df5a547dc 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <dependency>
 	  <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
 	  <artifactId>google-cloud-bigquery</artifactId>
-	  <version>2.15.0</version>
+	  <version>2.16.0</version>
 	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 503dd5b99..2e413fa42 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 	<dependency>
 	  <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
 	  <artifactId>google-cloud-bigquery</artifactId>
-	  <version>2.15.0</version>
+	  <version>2.16.0</version>
 	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>