diff --git a/samples/firmware-update-samples/pom.xml b/samples/firmware-update-samples/pom.xml
index a59b47eb..57b84ecb 100644
--- a/samples/firmware-update-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/firmware-update-samples/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 	<dependency>
         <groupId>com.cloudant</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudant-client</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.1</version>
+        <version>1.2.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
 	    <groupId>commons-net</groupId>