diff --git a/.github/release-please.yml b/.github/release-please.yml
index 8ca7f9cabc..3dc9356517 100644
--- a/.github/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/release-please.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 bumpMinorPreMajor: true
 handleGHRelease: true
 releaseType: java-yoshi
+branches:
+- bumpMinorPreMajor: true
+  handleGHRelease: true
+  releaseType: java-yoshi
+  branch: java7
+
diff --git a/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml b/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
index 6bddd18eac..f78ced25f9 100644
--- a/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
+++ b/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
@@ -34,11 +34,34 @@ branchProtectionRules:
     - "linkage-monitor"
     - "lint"
     - "clirr"
-    - "units (7)"
     - "units (8)"
     - "units (11)"
     - "Kokoro - Test: Integration"
     - "cla/google"
+- pattern: java7
+  # Can admins overwrite branch protection.
+  # Defaults to `true`
+  isAdminEnforced: true
+  # Number of approving reviews required to update matching branches.
+  # Defaults to `1`
+  requiredApprovingReviewCount: 1
+  # Are reviews from code owners required to update matching branches.
+  # Defaults to `false`
+  requiresCodeOwnerReviews: true
+  # Require up to date branches
+  requiresStrictStatusChecks: false
+  # List of required status check contexts that must pass for commits to be accepted to matching branches.
+  requiredStatusCheckContexts:
+  - "dependencies (8)"
+  - "dependencies (11)"
+  - "linkage-monitor"
+  - "lint"
+  - "clirr"
+  - "units (7)"
+  - "units (8)"
+  - "units (11)"
+  - "Kokoro - Test: Integration"
+  - "cla/google"
 # List of explicit permissions to add (additive only)
 permissionRules:
 - team: yoshi-admins
diff --git a/.kokoro/coerce_logs.sh b/.kokoro/coerce_logs.sh
index 5cf7ba49e6..46edbf7f2f 100755
--- a/.kokoro/coerce_logs.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/coerce_logs.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ job=$(basename ${KOKORO_JOB_NAME})
 echo "coercing sponge logs..."
 for xml in `find . -name *-sponge_log.xml`
 do
-  echo "processing ${xml}"
   class=$(basename ${xml} | cut -d- -f2)
   dir=$(dirname ${xml})/${job}/${class}
   text=$(dirname ${xml})/${class}-sponge_log.txt
diff --git a/.kokoro/dependencies.sh b/.kokoro/dependencies.sh
index 59d2aafc79..9030ba8f99 100755
--- a/.kokoro/dependencies.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/dependencies.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 set -eo pipefail
+shopt -s nullglob
 
 ## Get the directory of the build script
 scriptDir=$(realpath $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"))
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ function completenessCheck() {
   # This is stripped from the output as it is not present in the flattened pom.
   # Only dependencies with 'compile' or 'runtime' scope are included from original dependency list.
   msg "Generating dependency list using original pom..."
-  mvn dependency:list -f pom.xml -DincludeScope=runtime -Dsort=true | grep '\[INFO]    .*:.*:.*:.*:.*' | sed -e s/\\s--\\smodule.*// >.org-list.txt
+  mvn dependency:list -f pom.xml -DincludeScope=runtime -Dsort=true | grep '\[INFO]    .*:.*:.*:.*:.*' | sed -e 's/ --.*//' >.org-list.txt
 
   # Output dep list generated using the flattened pom (only 'compile' and 'runtime' scopes)
   msg "Generating dependency list using flattened pom..."
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ function completenessCheck() {
 set +e
 
 error_count=0
-for path in $(find -name ".flattened-pom.xml")
+for path in **/.flattened-pom.xml
 do
   # Check flattened pom in each dir that contains it for completeness
   dir=$(dirname "$path")
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b948db7621..1c3b4b27bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,31 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.0.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v1.95.4...v2.0.0) (2021-07-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* promote to 2.0.0 ([#504](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/504)) ([48076ba](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/48076bafa2a89dc6b3ad88a698166da8ebb144f4))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Add shopt -s nullglob to dependencies script ([1fa147c](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/1fa147c9cded08f9eea4a717c622c0b33ad239d0))
+* Update dependencies.sh to not break on mac ([#484](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/484)) ([1fa147c](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/1fa147c9cded08f9eea4a717c622c0b33ad239d0))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.api:api-common to v1.10.6 ([#494](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/494)) ([1353d7b](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/1353d7b42dc98110733d279404f9295067f632cf))
+* update dependency com.google.api:api-common to v2 ([#497](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/497)) ([05edb6e](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/05edb6ec2156978b49e72f16de35a935acd43ca8))
+* update dependency com.google.api:gax-bom to v1.66.0 ([#483](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/483)) ([0698c66](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/0698c6679877e0666c684ea5c5daaf8ebae7c15c))
+* update dependency com.google.api:gax-bom to v1.67.0 ([#491](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/491)) ([65f4a1e](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/65f4a1e4ace1ec70cd2a151233c626d80874beb4))
+* update dependency com.google.auth:google-auth-library-bom to v0.27.0 ([#489](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/489)) ([21b0afe](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/21b0afea717805dfd5c93929d2a72de86f048781))
+* update dependency com.google.auth:google-auth-library-bom to v1 ([#496](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/496)) ([9cddefc](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/9cddefc0fdb0eb400121db0faf18bf1bdfdfc7f5))
+* update dependency com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations to v2.8.0 ([#492](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/492)) ([acd03c0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/acd03c00896a1e8f6ab948823e5a5ebd5b741115))
+* update dependency io.grpc:grpc-bom to v1.39.0 ([#482](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/482)) ([02e69d4](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/02e69d46d3b8a71b6286915e08e987a5fc9ce8a6))
+* update guava 30.1.1-jre ([#503](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/503)) ([cac0c63](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/cac0c6367d42afb8af2dec56b9eec4de2e95978e))
+
 ### [1.95.4](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v1.95.3...v1.95.4) (2021-06-25)
 
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
index ff3fa9d844..9bfc6c333e 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>1.95.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>1.96.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>0.12.0</version>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>Google Cloud Core</name>
@@ -63,17 +63,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.95.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>1.96.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-        <version>1.95.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>1.96.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-        <version>1.95.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>1.96.0</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 9b91ac6b6a..2365ed93e2 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>1.95.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>1.96.0</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>1.95.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>1.96.0</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 ccb3409fff..cd0dfb3749 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>1.95.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>1.96.0</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>1.95.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>1.96.0</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 ce7cbc323a..654c80dc4b 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>1.95.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>1.96.0</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>1.95.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>1.96.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/java.header b/java.header
index 3a9b503aa2..d0970ba7d3 100644
--- a/java.header
+++ b/java.header
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ^/\*$
-^ \* Copyright \d\d\d\d,? Google (Inc\.|LLC)( All [rR]ights [rR]eserved\.)?$
+^ \* Copyright \d\d\d\d,? Google (Inc\.|LLC)$
 ^ \*$
 ^ \* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2\.0 \(the "License"\);$
 ^ \* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License\.$
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0e254699dc..a8acbb1f1d 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>1.95.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>1.96.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Core Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-core</url>
   <description>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>0.12.0</version>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <developers>
@@ -151,25 +151,25 @@
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <github.global.server>github</github.global.server>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core-parent</site.installationModule>
-    <gax.version>1.65.1</gax.version>
-    <google.api-common.version>1.10.4</google.api-common.version>
+    <gax.version>1.67.0</gax.version>
+    <google.api-common.version>2.0.0</google.api-common.version>
     <google.common-protos.version>2.3.2</google.common-protos.version>
     <google.iam.version>1.0.14</google.iam.version>
-    <google.auth.version>0.26.0</google.auth.version>
+    <google.auth.version>1.0.0</google.auth.version>
     <google.api.version>1.32.1</google.api.version>
     <google.http.version>1.39.2</google.http.version>
-    <grpc.version>1.38.1</grpc.version>
+    <grpc.version>1.39.0</grpc.version>
     <protobuf.version>3.17.3</protobuf.version>
     <opencensus.version>0.28.0</opencensus.version>
     <annotations-api.version>1.3.2</annotations-api.version>
-    <guava.version>30.1.1-android</guava.version><!-- We are currently using the *-android version to support JDK7. -->
+    <guava.version>30.1.1-jre</guava.version>
     <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
     <truth.version>1.1.3</truth.version>
     <easymock.version>3.6</easymock.version>
     <findbugs.version>3.0.2</findbugs.version>
     <threetenbp.version>1.5.1</threetenbp.version>
     <objenesis.version>2.6</objenesis.version>
-    <errorprone.version>2.7.1</errorprone.version>
+    <errorprone.version>2.8.0</errorprone.version>
     <gson.version>2.8.7</gson.version>
   </properties>
 
@@ -289,6 +289,12 @@
         <artifactId>truth</artifactId>
         <version>${truth.version}</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index d4cc30319d..2e5d43e9b6 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -69,5 +69,8 @@
     }
   ],
   "semanticCommits": true,
-  "masterIssue": true
+  "dependencyDashboard": true,
+  "dependencyDashboardLabels": [
+    "type: process"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index ac2b4261a3..2a5294e97c 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-core.git",
-        "sha": "4195293bd698c0c3a5e5cb80b068354877f7ce9f"
+        "sha": "e9615ea60b30dccfae2e5c4f9247e591dbfeb52f"
       }
     },
     {
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "8eae0234a16b26c2ff616d305dbd9786c8b10a47"
+        "sha": "5d3c52f5db664eee9026db76b5bcb466f3a09ca9"
       }
     }
   ],
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
     "CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md",
     "CONTRIBUTING.md",
     "LICENSE",
+    "SECURITY.md",
     "codecov.yaml",
     "java.header",
     "license-checks.xml",
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index c08c10ede5..195c80145f 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-core:1.95.4:1.95.4
\ No newline at end of file
+google-cloud-core:1.96.0:1.96.0
\ No newline at end of file