diff --git a/java-tasks/CHANGELOG.md b/java-tasks/CHANGELOG.md
index 7187d3e4e08a..f997ff471280 100644
--- a/java-tasks/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/java-tasks/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.3.6](https://github.com/googleapis/java-tasks/compare/v2.3.5...v2.3.6) (2022-08-05)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* **owlbot-java:** explaining why not using formatter in pom.xml ([#1511](https://github.com/googleapis/java-tasks/issues/1511)) ([#729](https://github.com/googleapis/java-tasks/issues/729)) ([6e136b6](https://github.com/googleapis/java-tasks/commit/6e136b6c880192036af71af5440d81fd21192210)), closes [#1502](https://github.com/googleapis/java-tasks/issues/1502)
+
 ## [2.3.5](https://github.com/googleapis/java-tasks/compare/v2.3.4...v2.3.5) (2022-08-02)
 
 
diff --git a/java-tasks/google-cloud-tasks-bom/pom.xml b/java-tasks/google-cloud-tasks-bom/pom.xml
index ee600f7ae43d..53913e9e4338 100644
--- a/java-tasks/google-cloud-tasks-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-tasks/google-cloud-tasks-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-tasks-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
+  <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -52,37 +52,37 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-tasks</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3</artifactId>
-        <version>0.93.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:current} -->
+        <version>0.93.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2</artifactId>
-        <version>0.93.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:current} -->
+        <version>0.93.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3</artifactId>
-        <version>0.93.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:current} -->
+        <version>0.93.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2</artifactId>
-        <version>0.93.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:current} -->
+        <version>0.93.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/java-tasks/google-cloud-tasks/pom.xml b/java-tasks/google-cloud-tasks/pom.xml
index 8985920ec9aa..41452c0c1da8 100644
--- a/java-tasks/google-cloud-tasks/pom.xml
+++ b/java-tasks/google-cloud-tasks/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-tasks</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
+  <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Tasks</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-tasks</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-tasks-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
+    <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-tasks</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/java-tasks/grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2/pom.xml b/java-tasks/grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2/pom.xml
index 64425d9222df..a96d3333dec2 100644
--- a/java-tasks/grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/java-tasks/grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-tasks-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
+    <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-tasks/grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/pom.xml b/java-tasks/grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/pom.xml
index 266faaa05ffc..2f07675d342b 100644
--- a/java-tasks/grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/pom.xml
+++ b/java-tasks/grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2</artifactId>
-  <version>0.93.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:current} -->
+  <version>0.93.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-tasks-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
+    <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-tasks/grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3/pom.xml b/java-tasks/grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3/pom.xml
index d3339a9eccb1..7bc8d12a7946 100644
--- a/java-tasks/grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3/pom.xml
+++ b/java-tasks/grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3</artifactId>
-  <version>0.93.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:current} -->
+  <version>0.93.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-tasks-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
+    <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-tasks/pom.xml b/java-tasks/pom.xml
index 2b358adb4af8..384719d50c78 100644
--- a/java-tasks/pom.xml
+++ b/java-tasks/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-tasks-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
+  <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Tasks Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-tasks</url>
   <description>
@@ -61,37 +61,37 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3</artifactId>
-        <version>0.93.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:current} -->
+        <version>0.93.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2</artifactId>
-        <version>0.93.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:current} -->
+        <version>0.93.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3</artifactId>
-        <version>0.93.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:current} -->
+        <version>0.93.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2</artifactId>
-        <version>0.93.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:current} -->
+        <version>0.93.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-tasks</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/java-tasks/proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2/pom.xml b/java-tasks/proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2/pom.xml
index 93424a47cba5..c8e57400c95d 100644
--- a/java-tasks/proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/java-tasks/proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-tasks-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
+    <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-tasks/proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/pom.xml b/java-tasks/proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/pom.xml
index ced5528b945f..dc911bf9790b 100644
--- a/java-tasks/proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/pom.xml
+++ b/java-tasks/proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2</artifactId>
-  <version>0.93.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:current} -->
+  <version>0.93.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-tasks-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
+    <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-tasks/proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3/pom.xml b/java-tasks/proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3/pom.xml
index c9a3c4d94aaa..d521680e742a 100644
--- a/java-tasks/proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3/pom.xml
+++ b/java-tasks/proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3</artifactId>
-  <version>0.93.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:current} -->
+  <version>0.93.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-tasks-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
+    <version>2.3.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-tasks:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-tasks/versions.txt b/java-tasks/versions.txt
index 10ca9cbcf869..d5c8dafafe6a 100644
--- a/java-tasks/versions.txt
+++ b/java-tasks/versions.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-tasks:2.3.5:2.3.6-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:0.93.5:0.93.6-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:0.93.5:0.93.6-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2:2.3.5:2.3.6-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:0.93.5:0.93.6-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:0.93.5:0.93.6-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2:2.3.5:2.3.6-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-tasks:2.3.6:2.3.6
+grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:0.93.6:0.93.6
+grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:0.93.6:0.93.6
+grpc-google-cloud-tasks-v2:2.3.6:2.3.6
+proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3:0.93.6:0.93.6
+proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2:0.93.6:0.93.6
+proto-google-cloud-tasks-v2:2.3.6:2.3.6