diff --git a/java-accessapproval/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-accessapproval/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 96e961353f17..00347468bedd 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>2.8.10</version>
+      <version>2.8.11</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/java-accessapproval/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-accessapproval/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 30772db69b44..5c5314e9a839 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>2.8.10</version>
+      <version>2.8.11</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/java-accessapproval/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/java-accessapproval/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index e7607ba532df..db8f4c62a6dc 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>2.8.10</version>
+      <version>2.8.11</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>