diff --git a/java-core/CHANGELOG.md b/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
index df3f6c30cde9..36fd5e5d4a57 100644
--- a/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [2.7.1](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.7.0...v2.7.1) (2022-05-19)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.api:gax-bom to v2.18.1 ([#833](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/833)) ([7541115](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/7541115095e0ae28d938a4c9621fd0f82892fe55))
+
 ## [2.7.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.6.1...v2.7.0) (2022-05-18)
 
 
diff --git a/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml b/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
index 273dd35a2b64..a7cbe104b298 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>2.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.7.1</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>2.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.7.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.7.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.7.1</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 a9018769af66..df867c7cf94e 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>2.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.7.1</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>2.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.7.1</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 aeabe194dcb3..339a43bfcb6b 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>2.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.7.1</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>2.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.7.1</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 c3908b5b3a96..efc10e108ef4 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>2.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.7.1</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>2.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.7.1</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 623e49cf5286..dcdac0c5af3b 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>2.7.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.7.1</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 82f2fe182e27..56d0a30fc731 100644
--- a/java-core/versions.txt
+++ b/java-core/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-core:2.7.0:2.7.1-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-core:2.7.1:2.7.1