diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index be31989e8..f8ce6f4b3 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
com.google.protobuf
protobuf-java-util
- 3.17.3
+ 3.18.0
com.google.cloud
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 8372f79e8..a834bf851 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
com.google.protobuf
protobuf-java-util
- 3.17.3
+ 3.18.0
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index e900f6001..b97aed0e4 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
com.google.protobuf
protobuf-java-util
- 3.17.3
+ 3.18.0