diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 538864615b..59ea2dd72f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.9.4](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.9.3...v2.9.4) (2023-01-20)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **java:** Skip fixing poms for special modules ([#1744](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/1744)) ([#1080](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/1080)) ([db2cc2f](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/db2cc2fcd03342948c6c4e753d012d08000e7733))
+
 ## [2.9.3](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.9.2...v2.9.3) (2023-01-19)
 
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
index d67e6aeecc..ac858ffcad 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/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>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.9.4</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>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.9.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.9.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.9.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-core-grpc/pom.xml b/google-cloud-core-grpc/pom.xml
index 1fa6c57b00..c864231f9a 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core-grpc/pom.xml
+++ b/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>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.9.4</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>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.9.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core-grpc</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/google-cloud-core-http/pom.xml b/google-cloud-core-http/pom.xml
index 1c65348f2e..703c2a5bf0 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core-http/pom.xml
+++ b/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>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.9.4</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>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.9.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core-http</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/google-cloud-core/pom.xml b/google-cloud-core/pom.xml
index e6f1533861..2f684f957b 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core/pom.xml
+++ b/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>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.9.4</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>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.9.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8f087da2d0..92bdbe366f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.9.4</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/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index c03d95377a..7ca9012797 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-core:2.9.3:2.9.4-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-core:2.9.4:2.9.4