diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d9a73e41..74f83bdb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.0.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-talent/compare/v1.2.2...v2.0.0) (2021-08-06)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* release gapic-generator-java v2.0.0 (#567)
+
+### Features
+
+* release gapic-generator-java v2.0.0 ([#567](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-talent/issues/567)) ([fc04ee9](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-talent/commit/fc04ee9502a944b84f3c3c77f0f5581b695131d0))
+* remove empty proto BatchProto.java ([#556](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-talent/issues/556)) ([725d0f7](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-talent/commit/725d0f7f77f39c212f61d8d1403bfd3bc3f4a1b6))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-dependencies to v2 ([#568](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-talent/issues/568)) ([45e91c7](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-talent/commit/45e91c74f48a6334cd8e77359f978d3217303250))
+
 ### [1.2.2](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-talent/compare/v1.2.1...v1.2.2) (2021-07-02)
 
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-talent-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-talent-bom/pom.xml
index 3acfe03c..ccf09d90 100644
--- a/google-cloud-talent-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-talent-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+  <version>2.0.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -52,27 +52,27 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
+        <version>2.0.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.42.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.43.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-talent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+        <version>2.0.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
+        <version>2.0.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.42.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.43.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-talent/pom.xml b/google-cloud-talent/pom.xml
index 871a29c9..7c1d185b 100644
--- a/google-cloud-talent/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-talent/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-talent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+  <version>2.0.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Talent Solution</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-talent</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+    <version>2.0.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-talent</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml
index 66e0bd16..8ad5111b 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
+  <version>2.0.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+    <version>2.0.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml
index d486717c..d08df4d0 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.42.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+    <version>2.0.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f73f7f96..d2ff3b24 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+  <version>2.0.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Talent Solution Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-talent</url>
   <description>
@@ -61,32 +61,32 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.42.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.43.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
+        <version>2.0.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.42.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.43.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
+        <version>2.0.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-talent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+        <version>2.0.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent-bom:current} -->
+        <version>2.0.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent-bom:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml
index 29585c96..b8e991ee 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
+  <version>2.0.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-talent-v4</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+    <version>2.0.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml
index b3da06d8..6f4e0a5d 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.42.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+    <version>2.0.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index f05f3f11..e042d2f6 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:1.2.2:1.2.3-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:0.42.2:0.42.3-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:1.2.2:1.2.3-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:0.42.2:0.42.3-SNAPSHOT
-google-cloud-talent:1.2.2:1.2.3-SNAPSHOT
-google-cloud-talent-bom:1.2.2:1.2.3-SNAPSHOT
+proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:2.0.0:2.0.0
+proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:0.43.0:0.43.0
+grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:2.0.0:2.0.0
+grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:0.43.0:0.43.0
+google-cloud-talent:2.0.0:2.0.0
+google-cloud-talent-bom:2.0.0:2.0.0