diff --git a/examples/example-custom-buckets/pom.xml b/examples/example-custom-buckets/pom.xml
index 08fe4cadd..5d47a6118 100644
--- a/examples/example-custom-buckets/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-custom-buckets/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
         <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-greeting-service/pom.xml b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-greeting-service/pom.xml
index b9731c615..547e9ef5a 100644
--- a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-greeting-service/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-greeting-service/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
         <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-hello-world-app/pom.xml b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-hello-world-app/pom.xml
index ef584bc61..14cf5e2bc 100644
--- a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-hello-world-app/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-hello-world-app/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
         <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/examples/example-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml b/examples/example-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml
index 828f43a57..069a6e1a2 100644
--- a/examples/example-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
         <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/examples/example-exporter-multi-target/pom.xml b/examples/example-exporter-multi-target/pom.xml
index 1e245f304..dcd1acc33 100644
--- a/examples/example-exporter-multi-target/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exporter-multi-target/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
         <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/examples/example-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml b/examples/example-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml
index b7c4a0f20..1243d7cea 100644
--- a/examples/example-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
         <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/examples/example-exporter-servlet-tomcat/pom.xml b/examples/example-exporter-servlet-tomcat/pom.xml
index 8125473ac..e59138359 100644
--- a/examples/example-exporter-servlet-tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exporter-servlet-tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
         <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/examples/example-native-histogram/pom.xml b/examples/example-native-histogram/pom.xml
index c13d35893..9a4dcdaf7 100644
--- a/examples/example-native-histogram/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-native-histogram/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
         <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/examples/example-otel-jvm-runtime-metrics/pom.xml b/examples/example-otel-jvm-runtime-metrics/pom.xml
index 701013990..9c4fc4f1b 100644
--- a/examples/example-otel-jvm-runtime-metrics/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-otel-jvm-runtime-metrics/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
         <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/examples/example-prometheus-properties/pom.xml b/examples/example-prometheus-properties/pom.xml
index 759581d5a..a7b0cc980 100644
--- a/examples/example-prometheus-properties/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-prometheus-properties/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
         <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/examples/example-simpleclient-bridge/pom.xml b/examples/example-simpleclient-bridge/pom.xml
index eee9f8f06..e400735eb 100644
--- a/examples/example-simpleclient-bridge/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-simpleclient-bridge/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
         <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>