diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42e97d8a1d6..fba9b91f927 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner:6.42.3'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner:6.43.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-spanner" % "6.42.3"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-spanner" % "6.43.0"
 ```
 <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 [kokoro-badge-link-5]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-spanner/java11.html
 [stability-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/stability-stable-green
 [maven-version-image]: https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner.svg
-[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner/6.42.3
+[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner/6.43.0
 [authentication]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java#authentication
 [auth-scopes]: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/scopes
 [predefined-iam-roles]: https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles#predefined_roles
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index cb4bf47e3cb..e7d60fde555 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <opencensus.version>0.31.1</opencensus.version>
-    <trace.version>2.18.0</trace.version>
+    <trace.version>2.19.0</trace.version>
     <cloudmonitoring.version>3.19.0</cloudmonitoring.version>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 40bdeee10bc..c0530dc7071 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <opencensus.version>0.31.1</opencensus.version>
-    <trace.version>2.18.0</trace.version>
+    <trace.version>2.19.0</trace.version>
     <cloudmonitoring.version>3.19.0</cloudmonitoring.version>
   </properties>