diff --git a/samples/java/spring-data-jpa/pom.xml b/samples/java/spring-data-jpa/pom.xml
index feedb89f0a..09b2412c31 100644
--- a/samples/java/spring-data-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/java/spring-data-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.googlejavaformat</groupId>
             <artifactId>google-java-format</artifactId>
-            <version>1.28.0</version>
+            <version>1.36.1</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>