diff --git a/Examples/CalendarSample/Podfile b/Examples/CalendarSample/Podfile
index 5355107c9..60e4899b1 100644
--- a/Examples/CalendarSample/Podfile
+++ b/Examples/CalendarSample/Podfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ target 'CalendarSample' do
 
   # Also use GTMAppAuth & AppAuth. See the project USING.md, you can use this or
   # Google SignIn.
-  pod 'GTMAppAuth'
+  pod 'GTMAppAuth', '< 3.0'
   pod 'AppAuth'
 
 end
diff --git a/Examples/DriveSample/Podfile b/Examples/DriveSample/Podfile
index 0b9438a59..d23f0353c 100644
--- a/Examples/DriveSample/Podfile
+++ b/Examples/DriveSample/Podfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ target 'DriveSample' do
 
   # Also use GTMAppAuth & AppAuth. See the project USING.md, you can use this or
   # Google SignIn.
-  pod 'GTMAppAuth'
+  pod 'GTMAppAuth', '< 3.0'
   pod 'AppAuth'
 
 end
diff --git a/Examples/StorageSample/Podfile b/Examples/StorageSample/Podfile
index 0cb35ef00..50f009a56 100644
--- a/Examples/StorageSample/Podfile
+++ b/Examples/StorageSample/Podfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ target 'StorageSample' do
 
   # Also use GTMAppAuth & AppAuth. See the project USING.md, you can use this or
   # Google SignIn.
-  pod 'GTMAppAuth'
+  pod 'GTMAppAuth', '< 3.0'
   pod 'AppAuth'
 
 end
diff --git a/Examples/YouTubeSample/Podfile b/Examples/YouTubeSample/Podfile
index 9034cee20..ee6fbca7b 100644
--- a/Examples/YouTubeSample/Podfile
+++ b/Examples/YouTubeSample/Podfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ target 'YouTubeSample' do
 
   # Also use GTMAppAuth & AppAuth. See the project USING.md, you can use this or
   # Google SignIn.
-  pod 'GTMAppAuth'
+  pod 'GTMAppAuth', '< 3.0'
   pod 'AppAuth'
 
 end