diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index a79f06271b..de9173d95e 100644
--- a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
+++ b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 docker:
   image: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/owlbot-java:latest
-  digest: sha256:2567a120ce90fadb6201999b87d649d9f67459de28815ad239bce9ebfaa18a74
-# created: 2022-05-19T15:12:45.278246753Z
+  digest: sha256:d4b80feffe1579818cdc39466152e9de95789a193408506cd4a1ffbe8804dc00
+# created: 2022-07-13T13:53:17.676447481Z
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 83ef7f9c2c..e3bb26e377 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
   windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
+    - name: Support longpaths
+      run: git config --system core.longpaths true
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
diff --git a/.kokoro/common.sh b/.kokoro/common.sh
index ace89f45a9..f8f957af11 100644
--- a/.kokoro/common.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/common.sh
@@ -55,4 +55,6 @@ function retry_with_backoff {
 ## Helper functionss
 function now() { date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" | tr -d '\n'; }
 function msg() { println "$*" >&2; }
-function println() { printf '%s\n' "$(now) $*"; }
\ No newline at end of file
+function println() { printf '%s\n' "$(now) $*"; }
+
+## Helper comment to trigger updated repo dependency release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/release/stage.sh b/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
index 77dc4e8f0f..1dba8de108 100755
--- a/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ retry_with_backoff 3 10 \
   mvn clean deploy -B \
     --settings ${MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE} \
     -DskipTests=true \
+    -Dclirr.skip=true \
     -DperformRelease=true \
     -Dgpg.executable=gpg \
     -Dgpg.passphrase=${GPG_PASSPHRASE} \
@@ -42,4 +43,4 @@ then
   mvn nexus-staging:release -B \
     -DperformRelease=true \
     --settings=settings.xml
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2ec31079c9..706aa86f50 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.8.2](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.8.1...v2.8.2) (2022-07-13)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* enable longpaths support for windows test ([#1485](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/1485)) ([#866](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/866)) ([3add981](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/3add98191ecfc00f324ef214b98d02cfb143d08e))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.api-client:google-api-client-bom to v1.35.2 ([#859](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/859)) ([c26a33d](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/c26a33d44df2405653ee5161f5335b423d334c93))
+* update dependency com.google.api:gax-bom to v2.18.3 ([#860](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/860)) ([f16395e](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/f16395e005b253a1cccadcd77b6403617cf72467))
+* update dependency com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-common-protos to v2.9.1 ([#855](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/855)) ([f7fc1cc](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/f7fc1cca6e79a17313c1d9c522dc93ea6df44645))
+* update dependency com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-iam-v1 to v1.5.0 ([#862](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/862)) ([fc82590](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/fc82590ca3022449300f18bb6d0109521aa73cbc))
+* update dependency com.google.http-client:google-http-client-bom to v1.42.1 ([#861](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/861)) ([3849fdf](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/3849fdf14e863d23b097b0d625e3a11b47f5d99b))
+
 ## [2.8.1](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.8.0...v2.8.1) (2022-06-27)
 
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
index 36a0095c36..5546bc4fe0 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>2.8.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.5.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>Google Cloud Core</name>
@@ -63,17 +63,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.2</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 508d885765..0fc613021f 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>2.8.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.2</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>2.8.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.2</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 b37444f9bb..7325488733 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>2.8.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.2</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>2.8.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.2</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 4449270d2c..684f1cc19a 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>2.8.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.2</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>2.8.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.2</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 37237e4836..2f95d1e7f9 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>2.8.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.2</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>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.5.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <developers>
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@
     <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>2.18.2</gax.version>
+    <gax.version>2.18.3</gax.version>
     <google.api-common.version>2.2.1</google.api-common.version>
-    <google.common-protos.version>2.9.0</google.common-protos.version>
-    <google.iam.version>1.4.1</google.iam.version>
+    <google.common-protos.version>2.9.1</google.common-protos.version>
+    <google.iam.version>1.5.0</google.iam.version>
     <google.auth.version>1.7.0</google.auth.version>
-    <google.api.version>1.35.1</google.api.version>
-    <google.http.version>1.42.0</google.http.version>
+    <google.api.version>1.35.2</google.api.version>
+    <google.http.version>1.42.1</google.http.version>
     <grpc.version>1.47.0</grpc.version>
     <protobuf.version>3.21.2</protobuf.version>
     <opencensus.version>0.31.1</opencensus.version>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 0a7a4f1b82..84d0ac4ad7 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-core:2.8.1:2.8.1
+google-cloud-core:2.8.2:2.8.2