diff --git a/java-automl/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-automl/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 222c1fb31331..fab462e57e78 100644
--- a/java-automl/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-automl/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.4</version>
+      <version>2.8.5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-automl/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-automl/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 0fe209d7f09c..0828885cecd2 100644
--- a/java-automl/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-automl/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.4</version>
+      <version>2.8.5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-automl/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/java-automl/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 2ab2589d5a8a..1d5a85c33ffb 100644
--- a/java-automl/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/java-automl/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.4</version>
+      <version>2.8.5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>