diff --git a/src/samples/adaptive/pom.xml b/src/samples/adaptive/pom.xml
index c998e5e492..2c92628fac 100644
--- a/src/samples/adaptive/pom.xml
+++ b/src/samples/adaptive/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
-			<version>9.2.0.jre15</version>
+			<version>9.4.0.jre16</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<profiles>
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>15</source>
-					<target>15</target>
+					<source>16</source>
+					<target>16</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/src/samples/alwaysencrypted/pom.xml b/src/samples/alwaysencrypted/pom.xml
index 26bb8ddf7d..f5ec705bee 100644
--- a/src/samples/alwaysencrypted/pom.xml
+++ b/src/samples/alwaysencrypted/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
-			<version>9.2.0.jre15</version>
+			<version>9.4.0.jre16</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<profiles>
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>15</source>
-					<target>15</target>
+					<source>16</source>
+					<target>16</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/src/samples/azureactivedirectoryauthentication/pom.xml b/src/samples/azureactivedirectoryauthentication/pom.xml
index d25a988843..27fdaf246a 100644
--- a/src/samples/azureactivedirectoryauthentication/pom.xml
+++ b/src/samples/azureactivedirectoryauthentication/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
-			<version>9.2.0.jre15</version>
+			<version>9.4.0.jre16</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<profiles>
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>15</source>
-					<target>15</target>
+					<source>16</source>
+					<target>16</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/src/samples/connections/pom.xml b/src/samples/connections/pom.xml
index f9191e5587..251fa5f179 100644
--- a/src/samples/connections/pom.xml
+++ b/src/samples/connections/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
-			<version>9.2.0.jre15</version>
+			<version>9.4.0.jre16</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<profiles>
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>15</source>
-					<target>15</target>
+					<source>16</source>
+					<target>16</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/src/samples/constrained/pom.xml b/src/samples/constrained/pom.xml
index d810c540d6..620b22d934 100644
--- a/src/samples/constrained/pom.xml
+++ b/src/samples/constrained/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
             <artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
-            <version>9.2.0.jre15</version>
+            <version>9.4.0.jre16</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <profiles>
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.6.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>15</source>
-                    <target>15</target>
+                    <source>16</source>
+                    <target>16</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/src/samples/dataclassification/pom.xml b/src/samples/dataclassification/pom.xml
index 00c34bff07..2620741af9 100644
--- a/src/samples/dataclassification/pom.xml
+++ b/src/samples/dataclassification/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
-			<version>9.2.0.jre15</version>
+			<version>9.4.0.jre16</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<profiles>
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.6.0</version>
+				<version>3.8.0</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>15</source>
-					<target>15</target>
+					<source>16</source>
+					<target>16</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/src/samples/datatypes/pom.xml b/src/samples/datatypes/pom.xml
index e19ee77530..361d8d8d92 100644
--- a/src/samples/datatypes/pom.xml
+++ b/src/samples/datatypes/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
-			<version>9.2.0.jre15</version>
+			<version>9.4.0.jre16</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<profiles>
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>15</source>
-					<target>15</target>
+					<source>16</source>
+					<target>16</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/src/samples/resultsets/pom.xml b/src/samples/resultsets/pom.xml
index b53bb5ace2..906f5109c3 100644
--- a/src/samples/resultsets/pom.xml
+++ b/src/samples/resultsets/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
-			<version>9.2.0.jre15</version>
+			<version>9.4.0.jre16</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<profiles>
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>15</source>
-					<target>15</target>
+					<source>16</source>
+					<target>16</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/src/samples/sparse/pom.xml b/src/samples/sparse/pom.xml
index d10d2dc7ef..03fc2983b4 100644
--- a/src/samples/sparse/pom.xml
+++ b/src/samples/sparse/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
-			<version>9.2.0.jre15</version>
+			<version>9.4.0.jre16</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<profiles>
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>15</source>
-					<target>15</target>
+					<source>16</source>
+					<target>16</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>