diff --git a/samples/package.json b/samples/package.json
index 4934c10ca92..8622c00b712 100644
--- a/samples/package.json
+++ b/samples/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "test": "mocha"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/local-auth": "^1.0.0",
+    "@google-cloud/local-auth": "^2.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "googleapis": "^67.1.1",
     "nconf": "^0.11.0",