diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6010dde7..b0a66f7a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.4.4](https://github.com/googleapis/java-accessapproval/compare/v2.4.3...v2.4.4) (2022-08-18)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-core to v2.8.9 ([#793](https://github.com/googleapis/java-accessapproval/issues/793)) ([a73aa6a](https://github.com/googleapis/java-accessapproval/commit/a73aa6a86d554eb972975dc37a92f67c1a52786c))
+
 ## [2.4.3](https://github.com/googleapis/java-accessapproval/compare/v2.4.2...v2.4.3) (2022-08-09)
 
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-accessapproval-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-accessapproval-bom/pom.xml
index 02401224..e3e05b9a 100644
--- a/google-cloud-accessapproval-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-accessapproval-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-accessapproval-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
+  <version>2.4.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-accessapproval</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
+        <version>2.4.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.4.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.4.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-accessapproval/pom.xml b/google-cloud-accessapproval/pom.xml
index 69b61b8d..f51c5051 100644
--- a/google-cloud-accessapproval/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-accessapproval/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-accessapproval</artifactId>
-  <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
+  <version>2.4.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Access Approval</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-accessapproval</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-accessapproval-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
+    <version>2.4.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-accessapproval</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1/pom.xml
index d0ad076a..94746787 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.4.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-accessapproval-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
+    <version>2.4.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f8dec341..70b4f1dc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-accessapproval-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
+  <version>2.4.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Access Approval Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-accessapproval</url>
   <description>
@@ -61,17 +61,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.4.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.4.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-accessapproval</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
+        <version>2.4.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1/pom.xml
index ffd78140..035641bd 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.4.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1beta1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-accessapproval-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
+    <version>2.4.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-accessapproval:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index e9d95c95..4fa9a54c 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-accessapproval:2.4.3:2.4.4-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:2.4.3:2.4.4-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:2.4.3:2.4.4-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-accessapproval:2.4.4:2.4.4
+grpc-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:2.4.4:2.4.4
+proto-google-cloud-accessapproval-v1:2.4.4:2.4.4