diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index a94cd89a40f..c677fe9a50d 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-      <version>6.81.0</version>
+      <version>6.81.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index e8f4ddaf030..174cf4941be 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-      <version>6.81.0</version>
+      <version>6.81.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END spanner_install_without_bom] -->