diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index d1ed4a285..ba830b96c 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>3.25.3</version>
+      <version>4.26.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 01ce3c8e7..56aabd95f 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>3.25.3</version>
+      <version>4.26.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 06c30c203..4a2bd5da0 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>3.25.3</version>
+      <version>4.26.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>