diff --git a/java-core/CHANGELOG.md b/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 36d199209a..8c98e20ffc 100644
--- a/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.8.6](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.8.5...v2.8.6) (2022-08-02)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.api:gax-bom to v2.18.7 ([#890](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/890)) ([c67bed5](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/c67bed5281b458e78780cdd918235b5d073917c7))
+* update dependency com.google.code.gson:gson to v2.9.1 ([#888](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/888)) ([7b799c6](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/7b799c66f4aaf057242e9a231b920e49a7c964e9))
+
 ## [2.8.5](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.8.4...v2.8.5) (2022-07-29)
 
 
diff --git a/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml b/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
index 53fe624009..b6d2149b9a 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>2.8.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.6</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>2.8.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.6</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 49e010687c..231cdb3319 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>2.8.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.6</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>2.8.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.6</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 f79b54aad8..682360184e 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>2.8.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.6</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>2.8.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.6</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 ea565944b5..0ead5b6e78 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>2.8.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.6</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>2.8.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.6</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 701d10e8a8..2f49b239f6 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>2.8.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.6</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 913372618d..4e90ceeb38 100644
--- a/java-core/versions.txt
+++ b/java-core/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-core:2.8.5:2.8.6-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-core:2.8.6:2.8.6