diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-17.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-17.cfg
index 6b633cf8a9..ce36c4a929 100644
--- a/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-17.cfg
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-17.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
 env_vars: {
   key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
-  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/graalvm17:22.3.2"
+  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/graalvm17:22.3.3"
 }
 
 env_vars: {
diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native.cfg
index 297e47c0d3..ee6ff82123 100644
--- a/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native.cfg
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
 env_vars: {
   key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
-  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/graalvm:22.3.2"
+  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/graalvm:22.3.3"
 }
 
 env_vars: {
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c0dce6039e..5e016233b8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.29.1](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/compare/v2.29.0...v2.29.1) (2023-11-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Improve 503 handling for json resumable uploads ([#2289](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/issues/2289)) ([9b4bb82](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/commit/9b4bb8221294bcd94037b69281a37f33b364b174))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update dependency com.google.apis:google-api-services-storage to v1-rev20231028-2.0.0 ([#2281](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/issues/2281)) ([94b8dd6](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/commit/94b8dd601d33c25edcff05885b0fadf0decbb86e))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-dependencies to v3.19.0 ([#2288](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/issues/2288)) ([cc65fd0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/commit/cc65fd0897a064d7efc7b50f33acecee9ffa2c4b))
+
 ## [2.29.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/compare/v2.28.0...v2.29.0) (2023-10-23)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d375de41f..cb3350e198 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ If you are using Maven with [BOM][libraries-bom], add this to your pom.xml file:
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
-      <version>26.25.0</version>
+      <version>26.26.0</version>
       <type>pom</type>
       <scope>import</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ If you are using Maven without the BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-  <version>2.28.0</version>
+  <version>2.29.0</version>
 </dependency>
 
 ```
@@ -50,20 +50,20 @@ If you are using Maven without the BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 If you are using Gradle 5.x or later, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.25.0')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.26.0')
 
 implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage'
 ```
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage:2.28.0'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage:2.29.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-storage" % "2.28.0"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-storage" % "2.29.0"
 ```
 <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 [kokoro-badge-link-5]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-storage/java11.html
 [stability-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/stability-stable-green
 [maven-version-image]: https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-storage.svg
-[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-storage/2.28.0
+[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-storage/2.29.0
 [authentication]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java#authentication
 [auth-scopes]: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/scopes
 [predefined-iam-roles]: https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles#predefined_roles
diff --git a/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml b/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
index 27342960b0..f1f00aa92d 100644
--- a/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.29.0-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.29.1-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
   <name>gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2</name>
   <description>GRPC library for gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.29.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.29.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-storage-bom/pom.xml
index fd72015e73..98f9bb7ac2 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-storage-bom/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.29.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+  <version>2.29.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath/>
   </parent>
 
@@ -69,22 +69,22 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-        <version>2.29.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+        <version>2.29.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.29.0-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.29.1-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.29.0-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.29.1-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.29.0-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.29.1-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml b/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml
index 75b739f041..f68d2db40e 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-  <version>2.29.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+  <version>2.29.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Storage</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage</url>
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.29.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.29.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-storage</site.installationModule>
-    <pubsub-proto.version>1.107.7</pubsub-proto.version>
+    <pubsub-proto.version>1.107.11</pubsub-proto.version>
     <junit-platform.version>5.10.0</junit-platform.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
       <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-kms-v1</artifactId>
-      <version>0.122.0</version>
+      <version>0.123.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-kms</artifactId>
-      <version>2.31.0</version>
+      <version>2.32.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/JsonResumableSessionPutTask.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/JsonResumableSessionPutTask.java
index 5a4864996f..3f5e6ccb63 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/JsonResumableSessionPutTask.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/JsonResumableSessionPutTask.java
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ public void rewindTo(long offset) {
       } else {
         HttpResponseException cause = new HttpResponseException(response);
         String contentType = response.getHeaders().getContentType();
+        Long contentLength = response.getHeaders().getContentLength();
         // If the content-range header value has run ahead of the backend, it will respond with
         // a 503 with plain text content
         // Attempt to detect this very loosely as to minimize impact of modified error message
@@ -197,7 +198,9 @@ public void rewindTo(long offset) {
         if ((!JsonResumableSessionFailureScenario.isOk(code)
                 && !JsonResumableSessionFailureScenario.isContinue(code))
             && contentType != null
-            && contentType.startsWith("text/plain")) {
+            && contentType.startsWith("text/plain")
+            && contentLength != null
+            && contentLength > 0) {
           String errorMessage = cause.getContent().toLowerCase(Locale.US);
           if (errorMessage.contains("content-range")) {
             StorageException se =
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ITJsonResumableSessionPutTaskTest.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ITJsonResumableSessionPutTaskTest.java
index b7d9d6c74a..f3e3750e2e 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ITJsonResumableSessionPutTaskTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ITJsonResumableSessionPutTaskTest.java
@@ -740,6 +740,37 @@ public void scenario5() throws Exception {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void _503_emptyBody() throws Exception {
+    HttpRequestHandler handler =
+        req -> {
+          FullHttpResponse resp =
+              new DefaultFullHttpResponse(req.protocolVersion(), APPEND_GREATER_THAN_CURRENT_SIZE);
+          resp.headers().set(CONTENT_TYPE, "text/plain; charset=utf-8");
+          return resp;
+        };
+
+    try (FakeHttpServer fakeHttpServer = FakeHttpServer.of(handler);
+        TmpFile tmpFile =
+            DataGenerator.base64Characters().tempFile(temp.newFolder().toPath(), _256KiBL)) {
+      URI endpoint = fakeHttpServer.getEndpoint();
+      String uploadUrl = String.format("%s/upload/%s", endpoint.toString(), UUID.randomUUID());
+
+      AtomicLong confirmedBytes = new AtomicLong(-1L);
+
+      JsonResumableSessionPutTask task =
+          new JsonResumableSessionPutTask(
+              httpClientContext,
+              uploadUrl,
+              RewindableContent.of(tmpFile.getPath()),
+              HttpContentRange.of(ByteRangeSpec.explicit(_512KiBL, _768KiBL)));
+
+      StorageException se = assertThrows(StorageException.class, task::call);
+      assertThat(se.getCode()).isEqualTo(503);
+      assertThat(confirmedBytes.get()).isEqualTo(-1);
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void jsonParseFailure() throws Exception {
 
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
index 9eb6681628..5bc81ee7c8 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.29.0-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.29.1-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.29.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.29.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f3f0e66c76..98833ebbc7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.29.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+  <version>2.29.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   <name>Storage Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage</url>
   <description>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <developers>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <github.global.server>github</github.global.server>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-storage-parent</site.installationModule>
-    <google.cloud.shared-dependencies.version>3.18.0</google.cloud.shared-dependencies.version>
+    <google.cloud.shared-dependencies.version>3.19.0</google.cloud.shared-dependencies.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
@@ -76,17 +76,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-        <version>2.29.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+        <version>2.29.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.apis</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-api-services-storage</artifactId>
-        <version>v1-rev20231012-2.0.0</version>
+        <version>v1-rev20231028-2.0.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-        <version>1.125.7</version>
+        <version>1.125.11</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -117,17 +117,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.29.0-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.29.1-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.29.0-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.29.1-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.29.0-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.29.1-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
index 365c5e81a3..6c791836e8 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.29.0-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.29.1-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-storage-v2</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-storage-v2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.29.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.29.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index bff873fee1..4e1674d244 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.28.0</version>
+      <version>2.29.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END storage_install_without_bom] -->
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-      <version>1.125.7</version>
+      <version>1.125.11</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/native-image-sample/pom.xml b/samples/native-image-sample/pom.xml
index 41b80921a2..765965a3fa 100644
--- a/samples/native-image-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/native-image-sample/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>26.25.0</version>
+        <version>26.26.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-      <version>1.125.7</version>
+      <version>1.125.11</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.0</version>
+        <version>3.6.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>copy-dependencies</id>
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.2</version>
+            <version>3.2.1</version>
             <configuration>
               <includes>
                 <include>**/*IT</include>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 4f8667e767..9a88bfdcda 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.29.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+      <version>2.29.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-      <version>1.125.7</version>
+      <version>1.125.11</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 1452f748e3..beedf1aedc 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>26.25.0</version>
+        <version>26.26.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-      <version>1.125.7</version>
+      <version>1.125.11</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/bucket/GetBucketAutoclass.java b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/bucket/GetBucketAutoclass.java
index d01e0b3936..77430b03d1 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/bucket/GetBucketAutoclass.java
+++ b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/bucket/GetBucketAutoclass.java
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 
 import com.google.cloud.storage.BucketInfo.Autoclass;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.Storage;
+import com.google.cloud.storage.StorageClass;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.StorageOptions;
+import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
 
 public class GetBucketAutoclass {
   public static void getBucketAutoclass(String projectId, String bucketName) {
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ public static void getBucketAutoclass(String projectId, String bucketName) {
     Autoclass autoclass = storage.get(bucketName).getAutoclass();
     String status = autoclass.getEnabled() ? "enabled" : "disabled";
     String toggleTime = autoclass.getToggleTime().toString();
+    StorageClass terminalStorageClass = autoclass.getTerminalStorageClass();
+    OffsetDateTime terminalStorageClassUpdateTime = autoclass.getTerminalStorageClassUpdateTime();
 
     System.out.println(
         "Autoclass is currently "
@@ -41,7 +45,11 @@ public static void getBucketAutoclass(String projectId, String bucketName) {
             + " for bucket "
             + bucketName
             + " and was last changed at "
-            + toggleTime);
+            + toggleTime
+            + ". The terminal storage class is set to be "
+            + terminalStorageClass.name()
+            + " last updated at "
+            + terminalStorageClassUpdateTime.toString());
   }
 }
 // [END storage_get_autoclass]
diff --git a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/bucket/SetBucketAutoclass.java b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/bucket/SetBucketAutoclass.java
index f59e383af5..0f9ae0f4ef 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/bucket/SetBucketAutoclass.java
+++ b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/bucket/SetBucketAutoclass.java
@@ -21,32 +21,54 @@
 import com.google.cloud.storage.Bucket;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.BucketInfo.Autoclass;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.Storage;
+import com.google.cloud.storage.Storage.BucketTargetOption;
+import com.google.cloud.storage.StorageClass;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.StorageOptions;
 
 public class SetBucketAutoclass {
-  public static void setBucketAutoclass(String projectId, String bucketName) {
+  public static void setBucketAutoclass(
+      String projectId, String bucketName, StorageClass storageClass) throws Exception {
     // The ID of your GCP project
     // String projectId = "your-project-id";
 
     // The ID of your GCS bucket
     // String bucketName = "your-unique-bucket-name";
 
-    // Whether to set Autoclass to on or off.
-    // Note: Only update requests that disable qutoclass are currently supported.
-    // To enable autoclass, you must enable it at bucket creation time.
-    boolean enabled = false;
+    // The storage class that objects in an Autoclass bucket eventually transition to if not read
+    // for a certain length of time
+    // StorageClass storageClass = StorageClass.ARCHIVE;
 
-    Storage storage = StorageOptions.newBuilder().setProjectId(projectId).build().getService();
-    Bucket bucket = storage.get(bucketName);
+    // Configure the Autoclass setting for a bucket.
 
-    bucket
-        .toBuilder()
-        .setAutoclass(Autoclass.newBuilder().setEnabled(enabled).build())
-        .build()
-        .update();
+    // Note:  terminal_storage_class field is optional and defaults to NEARLINE if not otherwise
+    // specified. Valid terminal_storage_class values are NEARLINE and ARCHIVE.
+    boolean enabled = true;
 
-    System.out.println(
-        "Autoclass for bucket " + bucketName + " was " + (enabled ? "enabled." : "disabled."));
+    try (Storage storage =
+        StorageOptions.newBuilder().setProjectId(projectId).build().getService()) {
+      Bucket bucket = storage.get(bucketName);
+
+      Bucket toUpdate =
+          bucket
+              .toBuilder()
+              .setAutoclass(
+                  Autoclass.newBuilder()
+                      .setEnabled(enabled)
+                      .setTerminalStorageClass(storageClass)
+                      .build())
+              .build();
+
+      Bucket updated = storage.update(toUpdate, BucketTargetOption.metagenerationMatch());
+
+      System.out.println(
+          "Autoclass for bucket "
+              + bucketName
+              + " was "
+              + (updated.getAutoclass().getEnabled() ? "enabled." : "disabled."));
+      System.out.println(
+          "Autoclass terminal storage class is "
+              + updated.getAutoclass().getTerminalStorageClass().toString());
+    }
   }
 }
 // [END storage_set_autoclass]
diff --git a/samples/snippets/src/test/java/com/example/storage/bucket/AutoclassTest.java b/samples/snippets/src/test/java/com/example/storage/bucket/AutoclassTest.java
index beb0dea6d8..82297c69e0 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/src/test/java/com/example/storage/bucket/AutoclassTest.java
+++ b/samples/snippets/src/test/java/com/example/storage/bucket/AutoclassTest.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 import com.example.storage.TestBase;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.BucketInfo;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.BucketInfo.Autoclass;
+import com.google.cloud.storage.StorageClass;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.testing.RemoteStorageHelper;
-import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class AutoclassTest extends TestBase {
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ public class AutoclassTest extends TestBase {
   private static final String PROJECT_ID = System.getenv("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT");
 
   @Test
-  public void testSetGetBucketAutoclass() {
+  public void testSetGetBucketAutoclass() throws Exception {
     String autoclassBucket = RemoteStorageHelper.generateBucketName();
     storage.create(
         BucketInfo.newBuilder(autoclassBucket)
             .setAutoclass(Autoclass.newBuilder().setEnabled(true).build())
             .build());
     try {
-      SetBucketAutoclass.setBucketAutoclass(PROJECT_ID, autoclassBucket);
+      SetBucketAutoclass.setBucketAutoclass(PROJECT_ID, autoclassBucket, StorageClass.NEARLINE);
       Autoclass autoclass = storage.get(autoclassBucket).getAutoclass();
-      Assert.assertFalse(autoclass.getEnabled());
+      assertThat(autoclass.getEnabled()).isTrue();
 
       GetBucketAutoclass.getBucketAutoclass(PROJECT_ID, autoclassBucket);
       assertThat(stdOut.getCapturedOutputAsUtf8String())
diff --git a/storage-shared-benchmarking/pom.xml b/storage-shared-benchmarking/pom.xml
index 7ea1c3ea03..f31d9408ca 100644
--- a/storage-shared-benchmarking/pom.xml
+++ b/storage-shared-benchmarking/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.29.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.29.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.29.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+      <version>2.29.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/storage-shared-benchmarking/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/benchmarking/StorageSharedBenchmarkingCli.java b/storage-shared-benchmarking/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/benchmarking/StorageSharedBenchmarkingCli.java
index 8862b544f8..04734cca33 100644
--- a/storage-shared-benchmarking/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/benchmarking/StorageSharedBenchmarkingCli.java
+++ b/storage-shared-benchmarking/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/benchmarking/StorageSharedBenchmarkingCli.java
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ public void run() {
       case "w1r3":
         runWorkload1();
         break;
+      case "w1r3-grpc-dp":
+        runWorkload4();
+        break;
       default:
         throw new IllegalStateException("Specify a workload to run");
     }
@@ -105,6 +108,18 @@ private void runWorkload1() {
     StorageOptions retryStorageOptions =
         StorageOptions.newBuilder().setProjectId(project).setRetrySettings(retrySettings).build();
     Storage storageClient = retryStorageOptions.getService();
+    runW1R3(storageClient);
+  }
+
+  private void runWorkload4() {
+    RetrySettings retrySettings = StorageOptions.getDefaultRetrySettings().toBuilder().build();
+    StorageOptions retryStorageOptions =
+        StorageOptions.grpc().setRetrySettings(retrySettings).setAttemptDirectPath(true).build();
+    Storage storageClient = retryStorageOptions.getService();
+    runW1R3(storageClient);
+  }
+
+  private void runW1R3(Storage storageClient) {
     Path tempDir =
         tempDirLocation != null
             ? Paths.get(tempDirLocation)
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 34972a6539..060440e154 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-storage:2.29.0:2.29.0
-gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.29.0-alpha:2.29.0-alpha
-grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.29.0-alpha:2.29.0-alpha
-proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.29.0-alpha:2.29.0-alpha
+google-cloud-storage:2.29.1:2.29.1
+gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.29.1-alpha:2.29.1-alpha
+grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.29.1-alpha:2.29.1-alpha
+proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.29.1-alpha:2.29.1-alpha