diff --git a/java-vision/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-vision/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index cc4b76fd64af..4654f58a71ef 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>2.8.1</version>
+      <version>2.8.6</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 31a29c196c22..02e86b8f31c5 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>2.8.1</version>
+      <version>2.8.6</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 0798ae073f0f..3efd7964be57 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>2.8.1</version>
+      <version>2.8.6</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>