diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index d04a0348c..aa16633ce 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>4.28.3</version>
+      <version>4.29.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 64cbe3041..a22da39b0 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>4.28.3</version>
+      <version>4.29.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index fc08b048b..b9aec2c3e 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>4.28.3</version>
+      <version>4.29.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>