diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index a335feb7..731a0eb4 100644
--- a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
+++ b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 docker:
   image: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/owlbot-java:latest
-  digest: sha256:4e961d006ec9e44501273788f3cbe1e060c4666742ba190f60d6a05bcdf3ac8f
+  digest: sha256:491a007c6bd6e77f9e9b1bebcd6cdf08a4a4ef2c228c123d9696845204cb685d
diff --git a/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml b/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
index 2d2cdbce..957e3c84 100644
--- a/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
+++ b/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ branchProtectionRules:
       - dependencies (11, java-storage)
       - dependencies (11, java-pubsub)
       - cla/google
+      - OwlBot Post Processor
   - pattern: java7
     isAdminEnforced: true
     requiredApprovingReviewCount: 1
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ branchProtectionRules:
       - dependencies (11, java-storage)
       - dependencies (11, java-pubsub)
       - cla/google
+      - OwlBot Post Processor
   - pattern: 0.20.x
     isAdminEnforced: true
     requiredApprovingReviewCount: 1
diff --git a/.kokoro/build.sh b/.kokoro/build.sh
index 134256ee..4ae1bcd4 100755
--- a/.kokoro/build.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/build.sh
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ set +e
 
 case ${JOB_TYPE} in
 test)
-    mvn test -B -Dclirr.skip=true -Denforcer.skip=true
+    mvn test -B -ntp -Dclirr.skip=true -Denforcer.skip=true
     RETURN_CODE=$?
     ;;
 lint)
-    mvn com.coveo:fmt-maven-plugin:check
+    mvn com.coveo:fmt-maven-plugin:check -B -ntp
     RETURN_CODE=$?
     ;;
 javadoc)
-    mvn javadoc:javadoc javadoc:test-javadoc
+    mvn javadoc:javadoc javadoc:test-javadoc -B -ntp
     RETURN_CODE=$?
     ;;
 integration)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ integration)
     ;;
 graalvm)
     # Run Unit and Integration Tests with Native Image
-    mvn test -Pnative -Penable-integration-tests
+    mvn -B ${INTEGRATION_TEST_ARGS} -ntp -Pnative -Penable-integration-tests test
     RETURN_CODE=$?
     ;;
 samples)
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ samples)
     fi
     ;;
 clirr)
-    mvn -B -Denforcer.skip=true clirr:check
+    mvn -B -ntp -Denforcer.skip=true clirr:check
     RETURN_CODE=$?
     ;;
 *)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5de57de1..71b139f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,30 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.6.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/compare/2.5.1...v2.6.0) (2022-01-07)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **java:** add -ntp flag to native image testing command ([#1299](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/issues/1299)) ([#546](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/issues/546)) ([d8bb8d9](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/commit/d8bb8d9d8e3b8c582f768cd3164e8580ec334511))
+* **java:** run Maven in plain console-friendly mode ([#1301](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/issues/1301)) ([#557](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/issues/557)) ([6b57d08](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/commit/6b57d08816ec6c1dfb637cae022624e896930ad8))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* gRPC upgrade to 1.43.2 ([#567](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/issues/567)) ([c946655](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/commit/c94665571f26d24fbbb3f89ef5a3db99663bfdba))
+* update dependency com.google.api-client:google-api-client-bom to v1.33.0 ([#563](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/issues/563)) ([0aedddb](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/commit/0aedddb9a535753767d56f5910f355c7a1c8509c))
+* update dependency com.google.api:api-common to v2.1.2 ([2f154a3](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/commit/2f154a3ff759211438c72859e98b314c7ff8405f))
+* update dependency com.google.http-client:google-http-client-bom to v1.41.0 ([#562](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/issues/562)) ([6da0735](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/commit/6da0735d4db9df998d11c549488a024b800bed65))
+* update dependency io.grpc:grpc-bom to v1.43.1 ([#553](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/issues/553)) ([b787c8f](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/commit/b787c8f2032b7ffc9797158c3ff214b7813f34b7))
+* update dependency org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore to v4.4.15 ([#550](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/issues/550)) ([e2d3dba](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/commit/e2d3dbad6dd54c117abb5ab1b6137cfee4e5a32b))
+* update dependency org.checkerframework:checker-qual to v3.20.0 ([#549](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/issues/549)) ([586df59](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/commit/586df5949d4ddca11d0705d696882c32d8436c31))
+* update gax.version to v2.8.0 ([#564](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/issues/564)) ([9ad5d4f](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/commit/9ad5d4f5385753a0c5739ef400f5d346e3342b84))
+* update gax.version to v2.8.1 ([2f154a3](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/commit/2f154a3ff759211438c72859e98b314c7ff8405f))
+* update google.common-protos.version to v2.7.1 ([#561](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/issues/561)) ([9aa860d](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/commit/9aa860d92f745f1d4382eb16439bf17ac6ca8ae9))
+* update google.core.version to v2.3.5 ([#565](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/issues/565)) ([2f154a3](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/commit/2f154a3ff759211438c72859e98b314c7ff8405f))
+* update iam.version to v1.2.0 ([#547](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/issues/547)) ([3232c82](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/commit/3232c828b628cb604a200b3e569e56e758e5e11d))
+* upgrading protobuf to 3.19.2 ([#560](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/issues/560)) ([7ef3325](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/commit/7ef33250f5473348d3546210b7a534360f476101))
+
 ### [2.5.1](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies/compare/2.5.0...v2.5.1) (2021-12-03)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e61bb15..07b51a8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ If you are using Maven, add this to the `dependencyManagement` section.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.1</version>
+      <version>2.6.0</version>
       <type>pom</type>
       <scope>import</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/first-party-dependencies/pom.xml b/first-party-dependencies/pom.xml
index 9bcd1879..80466834 100644
--- a/first-party-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/first-party-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>first-party-dependencies</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.5.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud First-party Shared Dependencies</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies</url>
   <description>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.2</version>
+    <version>1.2.4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <organization>
@@ -55,19 +55,19 @@
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <site.installationModule>${project.artifactId}</site.installationModule>
-    <grpc.version>1.42.1</grpc.version>
-    <gax.version>2.7.1</gax.version>
+    <grpc.version>1.43.2</grpc.version>
+    <gax.version>2.8.1</gax.version>
     <grpc-gcp.version>1.1.0</grpc-gcp.version>
     <guava.version>31.0.1-jre</guava.version>
-    <protobuf.version>3.19.1</protobuf.version>
-    <google.api-common.version>2.1.1</google.api-common.version>
-    <google.common-protos.version>2.7.0</google.common-protos.version>
-    <google.core.version>2.3.3</google.core.version>
+    <protobuf.version>3.19.2</protobuf.version>
+    <google.api-common.version>2.1.2</google.api-common.version>
+    <google.common-protos.version>2.7.1</google.common-protos.version>
+    <google.core.version>2.3.5</google.core.version>
     <google.auth.version>1.3.0</google.auth.version>
-    <google.http-client.version>1.40.1</google.http-client.version>
+    <google.http-client.version>1.41.0</google.http-client.version>
     <google.oauth-client.version>1.32.1</google.oauth-client.version>
-    <google.api-client.version>1.32.2</google.api-client.version>
-    <iam.version>1.1.7</iam.version>
+    <google.api-client.version>1.33.0</google.api-client.version>
+    <iam.version>1.2.0</iam.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 531ff51b..45f63dbd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.5.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current} -->
   <modules>
     <module>first-party-dependencies</module>
     <module>third-party-dependencies</module>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.2</version>
+    <version>1.2.4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <organization>
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>first-party-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current} -->
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>third-party-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current} -->
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/third-party-dependencies/pom.xml b/third-party-dependencies/pom.xml
index bfa99499..209bfda7 100644
--- a/third-party-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/third-party-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>third-party-dependencies</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.5.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Third-party Shared Dependencies</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies</url>
   <description>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.2</version>
+    <version>1.2.4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <organization>
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@
     <errorprone.version>2.10.0</errorprone.version>
     <jackson.version>2.13.0</jackson.version>
     <codec.version>1.15</codec.version>
-    <httpcomponents.httpcore.version>4.4.14</httpcomponents.httpcore.version>
+    <httpcomponents.httpcore.version>4.4.15</httpcomponents.httpcore.version>
     <httpcomponents.httpclient.version>4.5.13</httpcomponents.httpclient.version>
     <!-- ensure checker-qual version matches what Guava uses -->
-    <checker-qual.version>3.19.0</checker-qual.version>
+    <checker-qual.version>3.20.0</checker-qual.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/upper-bound-check/pom.xml b/upper-bound-check/pom.xml
index f6eb64a8..6ce0a595 100644
--- a/upper-bound-check/pom.xml
+++ b/upper-bound-check/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>shared-dependencies-upper-bound-test</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.5.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current} -->
   <name>Upper bound test for Google Cloud Shared Dependencies</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-shared-dependencies</url>
   <description>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <!-- The shared config has RequireUpperBoundDeps enforcer rule -->
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.2</version>
+    <version>1.2.4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <organization>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current} -->
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index cac1392b..668d84aa 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-shared-dependencies:2.5.1:2.5.1
\ No newline at end of file
+google-cloud-shared-dependencies:2.6.0:2.6.0
\ No newline at end of file