diff --git a/java-video-intelligence/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-video-intelligence/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 75e367db3d32..90e5425ea8cf 100644
--- a/java-video-intelligence/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-video-intelligence/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.7</version>
+      <version>2.8.8</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-video-intelligence/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-video-intelligence/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 78ef3aba0141..8ee49531ca2a 100644
--- a/java-video-intelligence/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-video-intelligence/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.7</version>
+      <version>2.8.8</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-video-intelligence/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/java-video-intelligence/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 172d583c3111..46944d16375f 100644
--- a/java-video-intelligence/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/java-video-intelligence/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.7</version>
+      <version>2.8.8</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>