diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index cf66eaf6f..3ebff3df9 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-bigquery</artifactId>
-      <version>2.15.0</version>
+      <version>2.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index ae368c862..44015b18c 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-bigquery</artifactId>
-      <version>2.15.0</version>
+      <version>2.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>