diff --git a/java-core/CHANGELOG.md b/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 879c1a6079f7..97b62e5ad79d 100644
--- a/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.8.23](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.8.22...v2.8.23) (2022-10-24)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update dependency io.grpc:grpc-bom to v1.50.2 ([#990](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/990)) ([42b1081](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/42b108100173041925cc705f596f388bab26d954))
+* Update dependency org.easymock:easymock to v5 ([#980](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/980)) ([64be350](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/64be350d3713af1a95ca51997194a15c7292f7ae))
+
 ## [2.8.22](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.8.21...v2.8.22) (2022-10-19)
 
 
diff --git a/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml b/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
index 38e89371dc49..829a5297e881 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>2.8.23-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.23</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>2.8.23-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.23</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.23-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.23</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.23-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.23</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 df4d5eeaf1a1..ccbf08d1c49c 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>2.8.23-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.23</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>2.8.23-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.23</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 65abb0c66bdb..6483b4a6d959 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>2.8.23-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.23</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>2.8.23-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.23</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 657bace03a2b..6cba3559df8f 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>2.8.23-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.23</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>2.8.23-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.23</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 b7fd2d9f4852..b7b8ec15db83 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>2.8.23-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.23</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 3105b4a5fcbd..96401b9ac3ef 100644
--- a/java-core/versions.txt
+++ b/java-core/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-core:2.8.22:2.8.23-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-core:2.8.23:2.8.23