diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c4e705eaf49..5d6eb44dd38 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ If you are using Maven without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 If you are using Gradle 5.x or later, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.7.0')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.8.0')
 
 implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner'
 ```
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 42e199147fd..f9faf5b9927 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <opencensus.version>0.31.1</opencensus.version>
-    <trace.version>2.10.0</trace.version>
+    <trace.version>2.11.0</trace.version>
     <cloudmonitoring.version>3.11.0</cloudmonitoring.version>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 1575a310fed..ff44cc28639 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <opencensus.version>0.31.1</opencensus.version>
-    <trace.version>2.10.0</trace.version>
+    <trace.version>2.11.0</trace.version>
     <cloudmonitoring.version>3.11.0</cloudmonitoring.version>
   </properties>