diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/templates/poms/bom_pom.xml.j2 b/docker/owlbot/java/templates/poms/bom_pom.xml.j2
index 68cb457b9..68f0f439e 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/templates/poms/bom_pom.xml.j2
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/templates/poms/bom_pom.xml.j2
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.7</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>Google {{name}} BOM</name>
diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/templates/poms/parent_pom.xml.j2 b/docker/owlbot/java/templates/poms/parent_pom.xml.j2
index ffd1f66a8..1f3c54739 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/templates/poms/parent_pom.xml.j2
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/templates/poms/parent_pom.xml.j2
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <developers>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0</version>
+        <version>3.0.3</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/golden/google-cloud-foo-emulator/pom.xml b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/golden/google-cloud-foo-emulator/pom.xml
index 9c4f8ff68..3178bda26 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/golden/google-cloud-foo-emulator/pom.xml
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/golden/google-cloud-foo-emulator/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.1</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>Google Example API BOM</name>
diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/golden/pom.xml b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/golden/pom.xml
index 5c984a0d4..e0f48fe16 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/golden/pom.xml
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/golden/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <developers>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0</version>
+        <version>3.0.3</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/input/google-cloud-foo-emulator/pom.xml b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/input/google-cloud-foo-emulator/pom.xml
index 9c4f8ff68..3178bda26 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/input/google-cloud-foo-emulator/pom.xml
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/input/google-cloud-foo-emulator/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.1</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>Google Example API BOM</name>
diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/input/pom.xml b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/input/pom.xml
index 5c984a0d4..e0f48fe16 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/input/pom.xml
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/fix-poms/input/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <developers>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0</version>
+        <version>3.0.3</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/google-cloud-foo-bom/pom.xml b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/google-cloud-foo-bom/pom.xml
index a0221179f..fce3e50ff 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/google-cloud-foo-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/google-cloud-foo-bom/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.7</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>Google Example API BOM</name>
diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/pom.xml b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/pom.xml
index 90fca97f5..d965e9a92 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/pom.xml
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <developers>
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0</version>
+        <version>3.0.3</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/golden/google-cloud-foo-bom/pom.xml b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/golden/google-cloud-foo-bom/pom.xml
index 6fe084bc8..35ffa4c27 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/golden/google-cloud-foo-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/golden/google-cloud-foo-bom/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.7</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>Google Example API BOM</name>
diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/golden/pom.xml b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/golden/pom.xml
index e4f2eda94..d7d23ea95 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/golden/pom.xml
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/golden/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <developers>
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0</version>
+        <version>3.0.3</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/input/google-cloud-foo-bom/pom.xml b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/input/google-cloud-foo-bom/pom.xml
index ef3faf464..939817512 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/input/google-cloud-foo-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/input/google-cloud-foo-bom/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.7</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>Google Example API BOM</name>
diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/input/pom.xml b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/input/pom.xml
index a5cf2848c..6a8f4a5e7 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/input/pom.xml
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-version/input/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <developers>
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0</version>
+        <version>3.0.3</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/samples/pom.xml b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/samples/pom.xml
index 9a461b3f6..bb104e8a8 100644
--- a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/samples/pom.xml
@@ -32,25 +32,4 @@
     <module>snapshot</module>
     <module>snippets</module>
   </modules>
-
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.2</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <skip>true</skip>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.13</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>