diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c3b4b27bf..0ea9894a64 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [2.0.1](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.0.0...v2.0.1) (2021-08-03)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.api:gax-bom to v2 ([#506](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/506)) ([a0c49a2](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/a0c49a2eb2579df78afccc6db021e78c3bd58493))
+
 ## [2.0.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v1.95.4...v2.0.0) (2021-07-29)
 
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
index a50c826aef..627bb0e901 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>1.96.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>1.96.1</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>1.96.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>1.96.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-        <version>1.96.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>1.96.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-        <version>1.96.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>1.96.1</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 1e51a5ed54..5557048f6f 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>1.96.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>1.96.1</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>1.96.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>1.96.1</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 bb21675c75..64c003e3f8 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>1.96.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>1.96.1</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>1.96.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>1.96.1</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 58c7b7a553..e1bc80d8a3 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>1.96.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>1.96.1</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>1.96.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>1.96.1</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 f281fb81e7..265441d0ea 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>1.96.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>1.96.1</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/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 7309081dac..59f38a6619 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-core:1.96.0:1.96.1-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
+google-cloud-core:1.96.1:1.96.1
\ No newline at end of file