diff --git a/.cloudbuild/samples_build.yaml b/.cloudbuild/samples_build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12ea1e581c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cloudbuild/samples_build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+steps:
+- name: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/java8
+  entrypoint: ls
+  args: [
+    '-alt',
+  ]
+- name: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/java8
+  entrypoint: curl
+  args: [
+    '--header',
+    'Metadata-Flavor: Google',
+    'http://metadata.google.internal/computeMetadata/v1/instance/service-accounts/default/email'
+  ]
+- name: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/java8
+  entrypoint: pwd
+- name: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/java8
+  entrypoint: bash
+  args: [
+    '.kokoro/build.sh'
+  ]
+  env:
+  - 'JOB_TYPE=samples'
+  - 'GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=cloud-java-ci-sample'
+- name: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/java8
+  entrypoint: echo
+  args: [
+    'Sample job succeeded',
+  ]
+timeout: 3600s
+options:
+  defaultLogsBucketBehavior: REGIONAL_USER_OWNED_BUCKET
+
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3171e5e6f5..72c58d3d6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ If you are using Maven without the BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 If you are using Gradle 5.x or later, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.33.0')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.34.0')
 
 implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquerystorage'
 ```