diff --git a/java-vision/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-vision/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 8e3154f3a1b5..b2b340b77f56 100644
--- a/java-vision/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-vision/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.20</version>
+      <version>2.8.21</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-vision/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-vision/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index bfbbe9ce8f90..5c791c6a1a71 100644
--- a/java-vision/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-vision/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.20</version>
+      <version>2.8.21</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-vision/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/java-vision/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 316bd01b9d3e..d2a2c7d57900 100644
--- a/java-vision/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/java-vision/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.20</version>
+      <version>2.8.21</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>