diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 0cce73a9e..318c63a8c 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsublite</artifactId>
-      <version>1.15.6</version>
+      <version>1.16.6</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>