diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index f5f4ee888..a1cdfd1a3 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>2.59.0</version>
+      <version>2.61.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index b5fd7b23a..de2ba2113 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>2.59.0</version>
+      <version>2.61.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>