diff --git a/java-core/CHANGELOG.md b/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f91d4dfda25..0a13be5d9e72 100644
--- a/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.8.21](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.8.20...v2.8.21) (2022-10-10)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update dependency com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-iam-v1 to v1.6.2 ([#971](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/971)) ([5d778fc](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/5d778fc0d78e67cbcc4eb061da3b66dd3cab440e))
+* Update dependency com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-iam-v1 to v1.6.3 ([#974](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/974)) ([1b7fcb9](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/1b7fcb978da55f8d30cf66941bc8208853fef116))
+
 ## [2.8.20](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.8.19...v2.8.20) (2022-10-02)
 
 
diff --git a/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml b/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
index 59da1cfde1a5..8cd73e542e8b 100644
--- a/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.8.21-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.21</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -63,17 +63,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.21-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.21</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.21-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.21</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.21-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.21</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/java-core/google-cloud-core-grpc/pom.xml b/java-core/google-cloud-core-grpc/pom.xml
index 4b9ac1bce123..ee33945fc595 100644
--- a/java-core/google-cloud-core-grpc/pom.xml
+++ b/java-core/google-cloud-core-grpc/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-  <version>2.8.21-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.21</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Core gRPC</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-core</url>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-core-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.21-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.21</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core-grpc</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/java-core/google-cloud-core-http/pom.xml b/java-core/google-cloud-core-http/pom.xml
index e10a21eaeae5..d4c83ac47e15 100644
--- a/java-core/google-cloud-core-http/pom.xml
+++ b/java-core/google-cloud-core-http/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-  <version>2.8.21-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.21</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Core HTTP</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-core</url>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-core-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.21-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.21</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core-http</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/java-core/google-cloud-core/pom.xml b/java-core/google-cloud-core/pom.xml
index 95b77c9dcde9..d5992e63e0ad 100644
--- a/java-core/google-cloud-core/pom.xml
+++ b/java-core/google-cloud-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-  <version>2.8.21-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.21</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Core</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-core</url>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-core-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.21-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.21</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/java-core/pom.xml b/java-core/pom.xml
index 0cbc349db601..4b93da73eb33 100644
--- a/java-core/pom.xml
+++ b/java-core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.8.21-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.21</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Core Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-core</url>
   <description>
diff --git a/java-core/versions.txt b/java-core/versions.txt
index 9a92d5ffdb0a..58659c30cbf9 100644
--- a/java-core/versions.txt
+++ b/java-core/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-core:2.8.20:2.8.21-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-core:2.8.21:2.8.21