diff --git a/java-core/CHANGELOG.md b/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b219ee98a..feb868175f 100644
--- a/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.8.26](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.8.25...v2.8.26) (2022-11-07)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update dependency com.google.api-client:google-api-client-bom to v2.0.1 ([#1011](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/1011)) ([e52b05c](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/e52b05c0b4973258d7d783af725182d5ba834c25))
+* Update dependency com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-common-protos to v2.10.0 ([#1010](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/1010)) ([db9d19e](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/db9d19e9e760bef0c543f7e5da6af172a7ceca06))
+* Update dependency com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-iam-v1 to v1.6.7 ([#1005](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/1005)) ([45513e6](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/45513e639543ca2025d4c4c4cd84f5735c067443))
+
 ## [2.8.25](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.8.24...v2.8.25) (2022-10-31)
 
 
diff --git a/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml b/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
index 6b5d4252a9..0455957c1d 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>2.8.26-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.26</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>2.8.26-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.26</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.26-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.26</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.26-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.26</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 b592cdd021..c9a851daab 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>2.8.26-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.26</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>2.8.26-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.26</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 f0d155cacd..546899d7b8 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>2.8.26-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.26</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>2.8.26-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.26</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 8465e25d42..713df4874b 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>2.8.26-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.26</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>2.8.26-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.26</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 8edf6b468b..10c7dbe755 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>2.8.26-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.26</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 a13944997c..4ad4a40978 100644
--- a/java-core/versions.txt
+++ b/java-core/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-core:2.8.25:2.8.26-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-core:2.8.26:2.8.26