diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5d4d46fe72..8a33cf0211 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ If you are using Maven without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-bigquery</artifactId>
-  <version>2.17.1</version>
+  <version>2.18.0</version>
 </dependency>
 
 ```
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquery'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquery:2.17.1'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquery:2.18.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-bigquery" % "2.17.1"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-bigquery" % "2.18.0"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index ddc91a6da7..a51c490629 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-bigquery</artifactId>
-      <version>2.17.1</version>
+      <version>2.18.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END bigquery_install_without_bom] -->