diff --git a/java-vision/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-vision/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 68de24708913..89c53f2913d1 100644
--- a/java-vision/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-vision/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7.1</version>
+      <version>2.8.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-vision/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-vision/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 14328393c46a..05296ffa6b55 100644
--- a/java-vision/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-vision/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7.1</version>
+      <version>2.8.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-vision/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/java-vision/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 22ff741971c7..61373214a002 100644
--- a/java-vision/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/java-vision/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7.1</version>
+      <version>2.8.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>