diff --git a/java-essential-contacts/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-essential-contacts/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index bba5bb07b404..a188612d8310 100644
--- a/java-essential-contacts/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-essential-contacts/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-essential-contacts</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.0</version>
+      <version>2.2.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END essential-contacts_install_without_bom] -->
 
diff --git a/java-essential-contacts/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-essential-contacts/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index c55c7976a62d..dd68a839a9d1 100644
--- a/java-essential-contacts/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-essential-contacts/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-essential-contacts</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.0</version>
+      <version>2.2.1</version>
     </dependency>
   <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
diff --git a/java-essential-contacts/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/java-essential-contacts/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 3e9eca2626ba..1bf28f67d4a1 100644
--- a/java-essential-contacts/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/java-essential-contacts/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-essential-contacts</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.0</version>
+      <version>2.2.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>