diff --git a/java-core/CHANGELOG.md b/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 12c336670e..b4f91f9c7c 100644
--- a/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/java-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.5.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.4.0...v2.5.0) (2022-02-02)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add limit support to ReadChannel ([#688](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/688)) ([476109e](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/476109e1943c1a9561cc636ffc64ab8cdd1888f9))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **java:** Initialize AsyncSSLPrivateKeyMethod (a grpc netty class) at run-time ([#702](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/702)) ([24146a3](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/24146a35a10ae06238de9556c24dab5dbd3bcaff))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.api:gax-bom to v2.12.0 ([#698](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/698)) ([c10aab8](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/c10aab8a57ff0aad07a700540085e2ed7521b1a1))
+* update dependency com.google.protobuf:protobuf-bom to v3.19.4 ([#699](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/699)) ([5d163f5](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/5d163f591547cd8e0e508b9c824a17da2074b264))
+
 ## [2.4.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.3.5...v2.4.0) (2022-01-28)
 
 
diff --git a/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml b/java-core/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
index 650f0f6933..7d17719e62 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>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -63,22 +63,22 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>native-image-support</artifactId>
-        <version>0.11.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:native-image-support:current} -->
+        <version>0.12.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:native-image-support: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 8e98ec122a..c52399172a 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>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.0</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>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.5.0</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 1e7c14a300..de81c3138c 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>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.0</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>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.5.0</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 40c31601b2..143366250c 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>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.0</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>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/java-core/native-image-support/pom.xml b/java-core/native-image-support/pom.xml
index 757f667f1b..ce22a625d2 100644
--- a/java-core/native-image-support/pom.xml
+++ b/java-core/native-image-support/pom.xml
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
   <name>Google Cloud Native Image Support</name>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>native-image-support</artifactId>
-  <version>0.11.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:native-image-support:current} -->
+  <version>0.12.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:native-image-support:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <parent>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-core-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
-    <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.5.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
 
   <description>
diff --git a/java-core/pom.xml b/java-core/pom.xml
index 92012e7094..dce34ab8c4 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>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.0</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 a2dde44aa4..b99d429c12 100644
--- a/java-core/versions.txt
+++ b/java-core/versions.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-core:2.4.0:2.4.1-SNAPSHOT
-native-image-support:0.11.0:0.11.1-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
+google-cloud-core:2.5.0:2.5.0
+native-image-support:0.12.0:0.12.0
\ No newline at end of file