diff --git a/samples/chatbot-easy-rag/pom.xml b/samples/chatbot-easy-rag/pom.xml
index b0b8a815b..3ce8c6e38 100644
--- a/samples/chatbot-easy-rag/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/chatbot-easy-rag/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <quarkus.platform.version>3.15.1</quarkus.platform.version>
         <skipITs>true</skipITs>
         <surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</surefire-plugin.version>
-        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.19.0</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
+        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.20.0.CR1</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/samples/chatbot-web-search/pom.xml b/samples/chatbot-web-search/pom.xml
index ec7f43656..53436cc9e 100644
--- a/samples/chatbot-web-search/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/chatbot-web-search/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <quarkus.platform.version>3.15.1</quarkus.platform.version>
         <skipITs>true</skipITs>
         <surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</surefire-plugin.version>
-        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.19.0</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
+        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.20.0.CR1</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/samples/chatbot/pom.xml b/samples/chatbot/pom.xml
index 9cbdca6b6..0ee632e3b 100644
--- a/samples/chatbot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/chatbot/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <quarkus.platform.version>3.15.1</quarkus.platform.version>
         <skipITs>true</skipITs>
         <surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</surefire-plugin.version>
-        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.19.0</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
+        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.20.0.CR1</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/samples/cli-translator/pom.xml b/samples/cli-translator/pom.xml
index 26cf74c4a..1caeb97fe 100644
--- a/samples/cli-translator/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/cli-translator/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.version>3.15.1</quarkus.platform.version>
     <skipITs>true</skipITs>
     <surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</surefire-plugin.version>
-    <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.19.0</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
+    <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.20.0.CR1</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/samples/email-a-poem/pom.xml b/samples/email-a-poem/pom.xml
index 7c4dd264a..8f71f741c 100644
--- a/samples/email-a-poem/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/email-a-poem/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <quarkus.platform.version>3.15.1</quarkus.platform.version>
         <skipITs>true</skipITs>
         <surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</surefire-plugin.version>
-        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.19.0</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
+        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.20.0.CR1</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/samples/fraud-detection/pom.xml b/samples/fraud-detection/pom.xml
index 4f178e6cc..caaa28098 100644
--- a/samples/fraud-detection/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/fraud-detection/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <quarkus.platform.version>3.15.1</quarkus.platform.version>
         <skipITs>true</skipITs>
         <surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</surefire-plugin.version>
-        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.19.0</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
+        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.20.0.CR1</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/samples/review-triage/pom.xml b/samples/review-triage/pom.xml
index e3b4962ac..a394d4e45 100644
--- a/samples/review-triage/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/review-triage/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.version>3.15.1</quarkus.platform.version>
     <skipITs>true</skipITs>
     <surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</surefire-plugin.version>
-    <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.19.0</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
+    <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.20.0.CR1</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
   </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/samples/secure-fraud-detection/pom.xml b/samples/secure-fraud-detection/pom.xml
index e3e518554..49b67c80e 100644
--- a/samples/secure-fraud-detection/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/secure-fraud-detection/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <quarkus.platform.version>3.15.1</quarkus.platform.version>
         <skipITs>true</skipITs>
         <surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</surefire-plugin.version>
-        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.19.0</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
+        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.20.0.CR1</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/samples/secure-vertex-ai-gemini-poem/pom.xml b/samples/secure-vertex-ai-gemini-poem/pom.xml
index ce60cd6c5..89a78457f 100644
--- a/samples/secure-vertex-ai-gemini-poem/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/secure-vertex-ai-gemini-poem/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <quarkus.platform.version>3.15.1</quarkus.platform.version>
         <skipITs>true</skipITs>
         <surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</surefire-plugin.version>
-        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.19.0</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
+        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.20.0.CR1</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/samples/sql-chatbot/pom.xml b/samples/sql-chatbot/pom.xml
index 19d246210..43ab2296c 100644
--- a/samples/sql-chatbot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/sql-chatbot/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <quarkus.platform.version>3.15.1</quarkus.platform.version>
         <skipITs>true</skipITs>
         <surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</surefire-plugin.version>
-        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.19.0</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
+        <quarkus-langchain4j.version>0.20.0.CR1</quarkus-langchain4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>