diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 83e794ab..9116859c 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-logging-servlet-initializer</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.8-alpha</version>
+      <version>0.2.9-alpha</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 4268a4b6..4b7bfd1f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-logging-servlet-initializer</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.8-alpha</version>
+      <version>0.2.9-alpha</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>