diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2dd137ad6..b8e7daaf1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-automl'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-automl:2.1.15'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-automl:2.1.16'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-automl" % "2.1.15"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-automl" % "2.1.16"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 9a364cbfc..10012e61b 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.3</version>
+      <version>2.5.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index a400f421e..174755fb6 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.3</version>
+      <version>2.5.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 1b7708c1b..c70ec1948 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.3</version>
+      <version>2.5.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>