diff --git a/samples/compute/create_instance.py b/samples/compute/create_instance.py
index aa6c271ceb3..2e62872a72b 100644
--- a/samples/compute/create_instance.py
+++ b/samples/compute/create_instance.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def create_instance(compute, project, zone, name, bucket):
     # Get the latest Debian Jessie image.
     image_response = (
         compute.images()
-        .getFromFamily(project="debian-cloud", family="debian-9")
+        .getFromFamily(project="debian-cloud", family="debian-11")
         .execute()
     )
     source_disk_image = image_response["selfLink"]
diff --git a/samples/compute/requirements.txt b/samples/compute/requirements.txt
index a2375211296..9630b7adcde 100644
--- a/samples/compute/requirements.txt
+++ b/samples/compute/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-google-api-python-client==2.51.0
+google-api-python-client==2.55.0
 google-auth==2.9.1
 google-auth-httplib2==0.1.0