diff --git a/java-gke-backup/CHANGELOG.md b/java-gke-backup/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b2070250384..be954b8e9425 100644
--- a/java-gke-backup/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/java-gke-backup/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.6](https://github.com/googleapis/java-gke-backup/compare/v0.2.5...v0.2.6) (2022-10-05)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* update protobuf to v3.21.7 ([1c41db9](https://github.com/googleapis/java-gke-backup/commit/1c41db94a6c9ea82101966675567d6792ee27c1c))
+
 ## [0.2.5](https://github.com/googleapis/java-gke-backup/compare/v0.2.4...v0.2.5) (2022-10-03)
 
 
diff --git a/java-gke-backup/google-cloud-gke-backup-bom/pom.xml b/java-gke-backup/google-cloud-gke-backup-bom/pom.xml
index 7c49605b5436..45b9a4785e0e 100644
--- a/java-gke-backup/google-cloud-gke-backup-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-gke-backup/google-cloud-gke-backup-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-gke-backup-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
+  <version>0.2.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-gke-backup</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
+        <version>0.2.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:current} -->
+        <version>0.2.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:current} -->
+        <version>0.2.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/java-gke-backup/google-cloud-gke-backup/pom.xml b/java-gke-backup/google-cloud-gke-backup/pom.xml
index d9a4b7f99db1..de2427cd4160 100644
--- a/java-gke-backup/google-cloud-gke-backup/pom.xml
+++ b/java-gke-backup/google-cloud-gke-backup/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-gke-backup</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
+  <version>0.2.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Backup for GKE</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-gke-backup</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-gke-backup-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
+    <version>0.2.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-gke-backup</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/java-gke-backup/grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1/pom.xml b/java-gke-backup/grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1/pom.xml
index abe56def6371..735299be3b84 100644
--- a/java-gke-backup/grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-gke-backup/grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:current} -->
+  <version>0.2.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for google-cloud-gke-backup</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-gke-backup-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
+    <version>0.2.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-gke-backup/pom.xml b/java-gke-backup/pom.xml
index a64b2138ba94..a7635b0e928c 100644
--- a/java-gke-backup/pom.xml
+++ b/java-gke-backup/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-gke-backup-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
+  <version>0.2.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
   <name>Google Backup for GKE Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-gke-backup</url>
   <description>
@@ -69,17 +69,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-gke-backup</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
+        <version>0.2.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:current} -->
+        <version>0.2.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:current} -->
+        <version>0.2.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/java-gke-backup/proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1/pom.xml b/java-gke-backup/proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1/pom.xml
index b7d3fdd13147..079a90ae9e9a 100644
--- a/java-gke-backup/proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-gke-backup/proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:current} -->
+  <version>0.2.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1</name>
   <description>Proto library for google-cloud-gke-backup</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-gke-backup-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
+    <version>0.2.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-gke-backup:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-gke-backup/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-gke-backup/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 3c1aea00aed7..0c21807030eb 100644
--- a/java-gke-backup/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-gke-backup/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-gke-backup</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>0.2.6</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
diff --git a/java-gke-backup/versions.txt b/java-gke-backup/versions.txt
index d0a11e79da1c..d5ce46c21c5e 100644
--- a/java-gke-backup/versions.txt
+++ b/java-gke-backup/versions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-gke-backup:0.2.5:0.2.6-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:0.2.5:0.2.6-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:0.2.5:0.2.6-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-gke-backup:0.2.6:0.2.6
+proto-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:0.2.6:0.2.6
+grpc-google-cloud-gke-backup-v1:0.2.6:0.2.6