diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 335a381328..31ba6e7734 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-    <beam.version>2.66.0</beam.version>
+    <beam.version>2.72.0</beam.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 23e9323bd0..121f0b685f 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <beam.version>2.66.0</beam.version>
+    <beam.version>2.72.0</beam.version>
   </properties>
 
   <!-- {x-version-update-start::current} -->
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 4cae680215..65f56d4d36 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <beam.version>2.66.0</beam.version>
+    <beam.version>2.72.0</beam.version>
     <!-- Define a default empty value property which can be overridden on the command line if
         necessary by passing `-Dfirestore.project.id="some-id"` when running maven exec -->
     <firestore.project.id/>