diff --git a/java-translate/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-translate/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 7612cf23026f..15fc4878c452 100644
--- a/java-translate/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-translate/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.11</version>
+      <version>2.8.12</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-translate/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-translate/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index a5d00241ab1e..bcc7455071a6 100644
--- a/java-translate/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-translate/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.11</version>
+      <version>2.8.12</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-translate/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/java-translate/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 57f5330c9d8e..5d138e201f55 100644
--- a/java-translate/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/java-translate/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.11</version>
+      <version>2.8.12</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>