diff --git a/java-core/CHANGELOG.md b/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
index cb3b5fa1ea..3c504c24ed 100644
--- a/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.1.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.0.5...v2.1.0) (2021-08-23)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* support downloading an emulator from an access controlled URL ([#513](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/513)) ([f42a707](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/f42a7078522461018da96196a67657809d28b15b))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.api:gax-bom to v2.3.0 ([#523](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/523)) ([6fa1d96](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/6fa1d96d07a7d255e7564407364216436cad6ca3))
+* update dependency com.google.auth:google-auth-library-bom to v1.1.0 ([#526](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/526)) ([0fc1532](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/0fc1532183148d09c3005a68e528c6c438cb6ddd))
+* update dependency com.google.code.gson:gson to v2.8.8 ([#529](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/529)) ([92b7f97](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/92b7f9715eeab0a07b64437a62dd47e5eed006de))
+* update dependency com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations to v2.9.0 ([#528](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/528)) ([5ecba07](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/5ecba07336499fc6fddae4cfdc2bc12105ec9b66))
+* update dependency io.grpc:grpc-bom to v1.40.0 ([#525](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/525)) ([a1e81f7](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/a1e81f73a4cc29e7186adf37f1cb718c1a88f41e))
+
 ### [2.0.5](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.0.4...v2.0.5) (2021-08-11)
 
 
diff --git a/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml b/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
index 293b518786..e2f6857ff2 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>2.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</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>2.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</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 db100e86d7..49eae9213c 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>2.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</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>2.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.0</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 6cd4e9d739..d9dc11207b 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>2.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</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>2.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.0</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 383da399c9..0eb5cb0f5c 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>2.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</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>2.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.0</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 18e1b5457b..4534779a48 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>2.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</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 17dee545ac..c0c922686a 100644
--- a/java-core/versions.txt
+++ b/java-core/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-core:2.0.5:2.0.6-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
+google-cloud-core:2.1.0:2.1.0
\ No newline at end of file