diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 183ece834..dbfcd6057 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-bigquery</artifactId>
-      <version>2.15.0</version>
+      <version>2.16.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index fb7d44e41..59d98c328 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-bigquery</artifactId>
-      <version>2.15.0</version>
+      <version>2.16.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>