diff --git a/java-asset/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-asset/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index a8a6843f0085..16f692dea48a 100644
--- a/java-asset/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-asset/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.6</version>
+      <version>2.8.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
diff --git a/java-asset/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-asset/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 2667fb76d404..c11bbad8dc16 100644
--- a/java-asset/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-asset/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.6</version>
+      <version>2.8.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>