diff --git a/java-speech/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-speech/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 8268997b895c..c65f6667cb33 100644
--- a/java-speech/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-speech/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.1</version>
+      <version>2.9.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
diff --git a/java-speech/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-speech/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 3c784831b953..6eb57a78f798 100644
--- a/java-speech/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-speech/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.1</version>
+      <version>2.9.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>