diff --git a/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml b/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
index c3170d59ed..e4d8b1d811 100644
--- a/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.68.0</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 7579b73b32..f4268a8e8d 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-storage-bom/pom.xml
@@ -69,37 +69,37 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-        <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+        <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.68.0</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>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.68.0</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>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-control</artifactId>
-        <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage-control:current} -->
+        <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage-control:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage-control/pom.xml b/google-cloud-storage-control/pom.xml
index 2da6b5a7e7..9469549318 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage-control/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-storage-control/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+        <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml b/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml
index 0266d28afe..1b7a26d4a0 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-storage</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml
index 92ad631cf8..f1028428af 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
index 0eb6a13d52..7d5d576e12 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 76ba6ec937..3d2ff15500 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-        <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+        <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.apis</groupId>
@@ -104,32 +104,32 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.68.0</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>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.68.0</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>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-control</artifactId>
-        <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage-control:current} -->
+        <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage-control:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml
index 52c3899a40..d19db86443 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
index 58d85a21f1..3096d81176 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.68.0</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 acea9f11b9..9f8215b194 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.64.0</version>
+      <version>2.68.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-control</artifactId>
-      <version>2.64.0</version>
+      <version>2.68.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END storage_install_without_bom] -->
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.64.0</version>
+      <version>2.68.0</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index f9e2284642..73e33a3ece 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+      <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-control</artifactId>
-      <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage-control:current} -->
+      <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage-control:current} -->
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+      <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index b261b51101..d47e775f30 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>26.78.0</version>
+        <version>26.80.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
       <!-- tests jars aren't in the bom, manually include the version here -->
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.64.0</version>
+      <version>2.68.0</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/storage-shared-benchmarking/pom.xml b/storage-shared-benchmarking/pom.xml
index f7f50c72ca..bcff7ef81d 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>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.68.0</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>2.64.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+      <version>2.68.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>