diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 67b9e7c..5b95ccf 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ rules_jvm_external_setup()
 maven_install(
     name = "maven",
     artifacts = [
-        maven.artifact(group = "com.google.guava", artifact = "guava", version = "23.0", exclusions = ["*:*"]),
+        maven.artifact(group = "com.google.guava", artifact = "guava", version = "33.4.8-jre", exclusions = ["*:*"]),
         maven.artifact(group = "org.apache.commons", artifact = "commons-lang3", version = "3.9", exclusions = ["*:*"]),
         maven.artifact(group = "org.apache.commons", artifact = "commons-math3", version = "3.6.1", exclusions = ["*:*"]),
         maven.artifact(group = "org.antlr", artifact = "ST4", version = "4.0.7",exclusions = ["antlr:antlr"]),
diff --git a/examples/hello-world/README.md b/examples/hello-world/README.md
index d001517..41571ed 100644
--- a/examples/hello-world/README.md
+++ b/examples/hello-world/README.md
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Then run `mvn dependency:tree`:
 [INFO]    |  \- antlr:antlr:jar:2.7.6:compile
 [INFO]    +- com.pomgen.example:vegetable-api:jar:1.0.0-SNAPSHOT:compile
 [INFO]    +- com.pomgen.example:wintervegetables:jar:20200416.1-SNAPSHOT:compile
-[INFO]    \- com.google.guava:guava:jar:23.0:compile
+[INFO]    \- com.google.guava:guava:jar:33.4.8-jre:compile
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/examples/maven_install/maven_install.json b/examples/maven_install/maven_install.json
index c487a97..ae5d7bd 100644
--- a/examples/maven_install/maven_install.json
+++ b/examples/maven_install/maven_install.json
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
   "__AUTOGENERATED_FILE_DO_NOT_MODIFY_THIS_FILE_MANUALLY": "THERE_IS_NO_DATA_ONLY_ZUUL",
-  "__INPUT_ARTIFACTS_HASH": -565662641,
-  "__RESOLVED_ARTIFACTS_HASH": 2084014210,
+  "__INPUT_ARTIFACTS_HASH": -791308030,
+  "__RESOLVED_ARTIFACTS_HASH": -1953198288,
   "artifacts": {
     "com.google.guava:guava": {
       "shasums": {
-        "jar": "7baa80df284117e5b945b19b98d367a85ea7b7801bd358ff657946c3bd1b6596"
+        "jar": "f3d7f57f67fd622f4d468dfdd692b3a5e3909246c28017ac3263405f0fe617ed"
       },
-      "version": "23.0"
+      "version": "33.4.8-jre"
     },
     "org.antlr:ST4": {
       "shasums": {
diff --git a/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/compile-only-dependencies/coollib/pom.xml b/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/compile-only-dependencies/coollib/pom.xml
index 0b73b7a..97d1edb 100644
--- a/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/compile-only-dependencies/coollib/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/compile-only-dependencies/coollib/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-            <version>23.0</version>
+            <version>33.4.8-jre</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>*</groupId>
diff --git a/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/dependency-management/healthyfoods/vegetable-api/pom.xml b/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/dependency-management/healthyfoods/vegetable-api/pom.xml
index 021bd0b..1eaa90c 100644
--- a/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/dependency-management/healthyfoods/vegetable-api/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/dependency-management/healthyfoods/vegetable-api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-            <version>23.0</version>
+            <version>33.4.8-jre</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>*</groupId>
diff --git a/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/dependency-management/juicer/pom_companion0.xml b/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/dependency-management/juicer/pom_companion0.xml
index 42ffa34..6df9caa 100644
--- a/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/dependency-management/juicer/pom_companion0.xml
+++ b/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/dependency-management/juicer/pom_companion0.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
                 <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-                <version>23.0</version>
+                <version>33.4.8-jre</version>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/hello-world/healthyfoods/parentpom/pom.xml b/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/hello-world/healthyfoods/parentpom/pom.xml
index 7573a72..d68d5a6 100644
--- a/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/hello-world/healthyfoods/parentpom/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/hello-world/healthyfoods/parentpom/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
                 <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-                <version>23.0</version>
+                <version>33.4.8-jre</version>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/hello-world/juicer/pom.xml b/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/hello-world/juicer/pom.xml
index 485ef79..770846f 100644
--- a/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/hello-world/juicer/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/hello-world/juicer/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-            <version>23.0</version>
+            <version>33.4.8-jre</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>*</groupId>
diff --git a/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/skip-artifact-generation/parent/parent1/pom.xml b/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/skip-artifact-generation/parent/parent1/pom.xml
index 854a7a0..c3c8f5d 100644
--- a/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/skip-artifact-generation/parent/parent1/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/skip-artifact-generation/parent/parent1/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-            <version>23.0</version>
+            <version>33.4.8-jre</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>*</groupId>
diff --git a/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/skip-artifact-generation/parent/parent2/pom.xml b/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/skip-artifact-generation/parent/parent2/pom.xml
index e69ec7c..6b38834 100644
--- a/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/skip-artifact-generation/parent/parent2/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/examples_goldfiles/examples/skip-artifact-generation/parent/parent2/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-            <version>23.0</version>
+            <version>33.4.8-jre</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>*</groupId>