diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2cc0d8f8f..e0ebc6e5d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,32 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [2.1.9](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/compare/v2.1.8...v2.1.9) (2021-12-03)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **java:** java 17 dependency arguments ([#1266](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/issues/1266)) ([#953](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/issues/953)) ([57e441a](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/commit/57e441abff7894ff2cd6a5e2c9df5dc858097723))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* fix docstring formatting ([#973](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/issues/973)) ([189f50a](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/commit/189f50ac172002b07fe811806cc8fbeeccd55abd))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquery to v2.3.3 ([#955](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/issues/955)) ([46f8d52](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/commit/46f8d52b4cb9d1d0bc6150e5c63d0af9a6169be0))
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquery to v2.4.0 ([#970](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/issues/970)) ([1261412](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/commit/126141278221366c53bfeff2623fe9f3a92e8816))
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquery to v2.4.1 ([#972](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/issues/972)) ([581a31e](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/commit/581a31e9beaed4ce82dc8821732d74a8c3e13208))
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquery to v2.5.0 ([#977](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/issues/977)) ([f8f32fd](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/commit/f8f32fdf2342a81ed58c6f0078a0559075609802))
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-core to v2.3.0 ([#966](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/issues/966)) ([200960f](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/commit/200960f92f0875e1c367cdc5e14f262fe1188305))
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-core to v2.3.1 ([#968](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/issues/968)) ([11d137f](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/commit/11d137ff652ffa6ceb5f31471fb1d7fc9570bdd1))
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-core to v2.3.2 ([#979](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/issues/979)) ([70109e5](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/commit/70109e54aafccce95d73adf356ab3c60b4ee400e))
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-dependencies to v2.5.0 ([#967](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/issues/967)) ([fd97f0f](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/commit/fd97f0f7a19c924d39aa0753e9eb2ca8226e7080))
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-dependencies to v2.5.1 ([#980](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/issues/980)) ([aec71ea](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/commit/aec71ea53f2cf84a09d563bb8d1955a6bc84c1d3))
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage to v2.2.0 ([#958](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/issues/958)) ([67f33fc](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/commit/67f33fc08e320126cae47bf984688daa61c72617))
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage to v2.2.1 ([#969](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/issues/969)) ([a9c2329](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/commit/a9c2329f447ab54e9ec7a83b931fc7c6d67b6eb6))
+
 ### [2.1.8](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-automl/compare/v2.1.7...v2.1.8) (2021-10-21)
 
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-automl-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-automl-bom/pom.xml
index 734e8ecbb..6fc2d8218 100644
--- a/google-cloud-automl-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-automl-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-automl-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -52,27 +52,27 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-automl</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.88.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.88.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-automl-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-automl-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-automl-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-automl/pom.xml b/google-cloud-automl/pom.xml
index 396f409a5..6b5ae3dcd 100644
--- a/google-cloud-automl/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-automl/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-automl</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud AutoML</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-automl</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-automl-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-automl</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1/pom.xml
index 83979ed51..8614feaa2 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-automl-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1/pom.xml
index 836666a71..32b659e87 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.88.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.88.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-automl-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6d6f78f57..92db101d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-automl-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud AutoML Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-automl</url>
   <description>
@@ -62,27 +62,27 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.88.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-automl-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-automl-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-automl-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.88.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-automl</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-automl-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-automl-v1/pom.xml
index 9d2611784..926f86733 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-automl-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-automl-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-automl-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-automl-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-automl-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-automl-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-automl-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-automl-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1/pom.xml
index 54bdc687a..2465f72a0 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.88.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.88.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-automl-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.9</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-automl:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 0a6ab9d21..c37d167a2 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-automl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>2.1.9</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
     <dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 20fa0609d..771d03778 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-automl:2.1.8:2.1.9-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:0.88.8:0.88.9-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1:2.1.8:2.1.9-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:0.88.8:0.88.9-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-automl-v1:2.1.8:2.1.9-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-automl:2.1.9:2.1.9
+grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:0.88.9:0.88.9
+grpc-google-cloud-automl-v1:2.1.9:2.1.9
+proto-google-cloud-automl-v1beta1:0.88.9:0.88.9
+proto-google-cloud-automl-v1:2.1.9:2.1.9