diff --git a/java-kms/google-cloud-kms-bom/pom.xml b/java-kms/google-cloud-kms-bom/pom.xml
index 16337e2dafc4..5b71560fe92e 100644
--- a/java-kms/google-cloud-kms-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-kms/google-cloud-kms-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-kms-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.6.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-kms</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.97.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1:current} -->
+        <version>0.97.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-kms-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.97.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-kms-v1:current} -->
+        <version>0.97.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-kms-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/java-kms/google-cloud-kms/pom.xml b/java-kms/google-cloud-kms/pom.xml
index ff43082980e8..f64ba7e66343 100644
--- a/java-kms/google-cloud-kms/pom.xml
+++ b/java-kms/google-cloud-kms/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-kms</artifactId>
-  <version>2.6.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud KMS</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-kms</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-kms-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-kms</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/java-kms/grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1/pom.xml b/java-kms/grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1/pom.xml
index d61c867e4c56..73280f3e287e 100644
--- a/java-kms/grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-kms/grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.97.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1:current} -->
+  <version>0.97.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-kms-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-kms/pom.xml b/java-kms/pom.xml
index eac8d883a5ac..9a032543cb4b 100644
--- a/java-kms/pom.xml
+++ b/java-kms/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-kms-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.6.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud KMS Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-kms</url>
   <description>
@@ -61,17 +61,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-kms-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.97.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-kms-v1:current} -->
+        <version>0.97.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-kms-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.97.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1:current} -->
+        <version>0.97.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-kms</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
diff --git a/java-kms/proto-google-cloud-kms-v1/pom.xml b/java-kms/proto-google-cloud-kms-v1/pom.xml
index 8d86a9152429..e7e198c17d7c 100644
--- a/java-kms/proto-google-cloud-kms-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-kms/proto-google-cloud-kms-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-kms-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.97.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-kms-v1:current} -->
+  <version>0.97.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-kms-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-kms-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-kms-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-kms-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-kms:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-kms/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-kms/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 3c5889135791..82596ab968e0 100644
--- a/java-kms/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-kms/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-kms</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6.8</version>
+      <version>2.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
diff --git a/java-kms/versions.txt b/java-kms/versions.txt
index 132c9d205102..50547045c269 100644
--- a/java-kms/versions.txt
+++ b/java-kms/versions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-kms:2.6.8:2.6.8
-grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1:0.97.8:0.97.8
-proto-google-cloud-kms-v1:0.97.8:0.97.8
+google-cloud-kms:2.6.8:2.6.9-SNAPSHOT
+grpc-google-cloud-kms-v1:0.97.8:0.97.9-SNAPSHOT
+proto-google-cloud-kms-v1:0.97.8:0.97.9-SNAPSHOT