diff --git a/java-essential-contacts/google-cloud-essential-contacts-bom/pom.xml b/java-essential-contacts/google-cloud-essential-contacts-bom/pom.xml
index 9d0ab640e948..a6ede6138a86 100644
--- a/java-essential-contacts/google-cloud-essential-contacts-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-essential-contacts/google-cloud-essential-contacts-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-essential-contacts-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
+  <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -56,17 +56,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-essential-contacts</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/java-essential-contacts/google-cloud-essential-contacts/pom.xml b/java-essential-contacts/google-cloud-essential-contacts/pom.xml
index 634fb8c01a72..a25c7d022820 100644
--- a/java-essential-contacts/google-cloud-essential-contacts/pom.xml
+++ b/java-essential-contacts/google-cloud-essential-contacts/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-essential-contacts</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
+  <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Essential Contacts API</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-essential-contacts</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-essential-contacts-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
+    <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-essential-contacts</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/java-essential-contacts/grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1/pom.xml b/java-essential-contacts/grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1/pom.xml
index 030c754353b0..d382ef6ba4ed 100644
--- a/java-essential-contacts/grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-essential-contacts/grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for google-cloud-essential-contacts</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-essential-contacts-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
+    <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-essential-contacts/pom.xml b/java-essential-contacts/pom.xml
index 554f01d68db8..5d0afe9f0b13 100644
--- a/java-essential-contacts/pom.xml
+++ b/java-essential-contacts/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-essential-contacts-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.3.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
+  <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
   <name>Google Essential Contacts API Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-essential-contacts</url>
   <description>
@@ -60,17 +60,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-essential-contacts</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/java-essential-contacts/proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1/pom.xml b/java-essential-contacts/proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1/pom.xml
index d0a226784f8f..5f27517d5a8e 100644
--- a/java-essential-contacts/proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-essential-contacts/proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1</name>
   <description>Proto library for google-cloud-essential-contacts</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-essential-contacts-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
+    <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-essential-contacts:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-essential-contacts/versions.txt b/java-essential-contacts/versions.txt
index 25974f6f35e4..856c67ae0e83 100644
--- a/java-essential-contacts/versions.txt
+++ b/java-essential-contacts/versions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-essential-contacts:2.3.5:2.3.5
-grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:2.3.5:2.3.5
-proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:2.3.5:2.3.5
+google-cloud-essential-contacts:2.3.5:2.3.6-SNAPSHOT
+grpc-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:2.3.5:2.3.6-SNAPSHOT
+proto-google-cloud-essential-contacts-v1:2.3.5:2.3.6-SNAPSHOT