diff --git a/java-spanner/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/CreateInstanceWithAsymmetricAutoscalingConfigExample.java b/java-spanner/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/CreateInstanceWithAsymmetricAutoscalingConfigExample.java
index b4c4f8736e28..603631a35ea4 100644
--- a/java-spanner/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/CreateInstanceWithAsymmetricAutoscalingConfigExample.java
+++ b/java-spanner/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/spanner/CreateInstanceWithAsymmetricAutoscalingConfigExample.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import com.google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.AutoscalingConfig;
 import com.google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.CreateInstanceRequest;
 import com.google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.Instance;
+import com.google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.Instance.Edition;
 import com.google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.InstanceConfigName;
 import com.google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.ProjectName;
 import com.google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.ReplicaSelection;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ static void createInstance(String projectId, String instanceId) {
               .setDisplayName(displayName)
               .setConfig(
                   InstanceConfigName.of(projectId, configId).toString())
+              .setEdition(Edition.ENTERPRISE_PLUS)
               .build();
 
       // Creates a new instance