diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 7d952e592..80df0574e 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>4.30.2</version>
+      <version>4.31.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 2aa889bbd..d3a50762f 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>4.30.2</version>
+      <version>4.31.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 1da41eead..e91917c8b 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>4.30.2</version>
+      <version>4.31.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>