diff --git a/java-vision/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-vision/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index ce1953f54e85..7fb93fd0626d 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>2.8.14</version>
+      <version>2.8.18</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 60dc83b0b44f..616325be90b0 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>2.8.14</version>
+      <version>2.8.18</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 5d82169abca3..4891b89196d4 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>2.8.14</version>
+      <version>2.8.18</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>