diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index 1830d09a..91c0ea20 100644
--- a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
+++ b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 docker:
   image: gcr.io/repo-automation-bots/owlbot-java:latest
-  digest: sha256:8e27e5a7297b40eca3ab46ae67f10c575813a85c673839030aa161d0818f3a24
+  digest: sha256:4837f2a7fdff2985b4f7432f8a6d6a87beacebf3ac071746532c0ce2e3f24b9b
diff --git a/.github/release-trigger.yml b/.github/release-trigger.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4ca9418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-trigger.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+enabled: true
diff --git a/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml b/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
index ffd39f6f..32e0ea5a 100644
--- a/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
+++ b/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ branchProtectionRules:
     requiredStatusCheckContexts:
       - dependencies (8)
       - dependencies (11)
-      - linkage-monitor
       - lint
       - clirr
       - units (8)
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ branchProtectionRules:
     requiredStatusCheckContexts:
       - dependencies (8)
       - dependencies (11)
-      - linkage-monitor
       - lint
       - clirr
       - units (7)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 65ae6ecd..e23d923e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ jobs:
         java: [8, 11]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: stCarolas/setup-maven@v4
+      with:
+        maven-version: 3.8.1
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
       with:
         java-version: ${{matrix.java}}
@@ -37,28 +40,21 @@ jobs:
         java: [8, 11]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: stCarolas/setup-maven@v4
+      with:
+        maven-version: 3.8.1
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
       with:
         java-version: ${{matrix.java}}
     - run: java -version
     - run: .kokoro/dependencies.sh
-  linkage-monitor:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
-      with:
-        java-version: 8
-    - run: java -version
-    - name: Install artifacts to local Maven repository
-      run: .kokoro/build.sh
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Validate any conflicts with regard to com.google.cloud:libraries-bom (latest release)
-      uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-opensource-java/linkage-monitor@v1-linkagemonitor
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: stCarolas/setup-maven@v4
+      with:
+        maven-version: 3.8.1
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
       with:
         java-version: 8
@@ -70,10 +66,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: stCarolas/setup-maven@v4
+      with:
+        maven-version: 3.8.1
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
       with:
         java-version: 8
     - run: java -version
     - run: .kokoro/build.sh
       env:
-        JOB_TYPE: clirr
+        JOB_TYPE: clirr
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 468b377f..364bb516 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.1.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-container/compare/v2.0.2...v2.1.0) (2021-09-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Remove use of deprecated gradle command in java README ([#1196](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-container/issues/1196)) ([#556](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-container/issues/556)) ([d6d6905](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-container/commit/d6d6905d6b19b79586a1a23c88b2759bcf77d93c))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-dependencies to v2.2.0 ([#558](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-container/issues/558)) ([674b516](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-container/commit/674b51685f9ecb2c26634926319c19c052f130cd))
+
 ### [2.0.2](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-container/compare/v2.0.1...v2.0.2) (2021-08-23)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69aa69d7..9eed7ea5 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>21.0.0</version>
+      <version>22.0.0</version>
       <type>pom</type>
       <scope>import</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ If you are using Maven without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-container</artifactId>
-  <version>1.5.0</version>
+  <version>2.0.2</version>
 </dependency>
 
 ```
@@ -49,20 +49,20 @@ If you are using Maven without 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:21.0.0')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:22.0.0')
 
-compile 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-container'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-container'
 ```
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Groovy
-compile 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-container:2.0.1'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-container:2.0.2'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-container" % "2.0.1"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-container" % "2.0.2"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/google-cloud-container-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-container-bom/pom.xml
index 7b4820e2..0ed1ab4b 100644
--- a/google-cloud-container-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-container-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-container-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -52,27 +52,27 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-container</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-container-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-container-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-container-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-container-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-container-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-container-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-container/pom.xml b/google-cloud-container/pom.xml
index 8662456a..cc724b5c 100644
--- a/google-cloud-container/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-container/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-container</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Container</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-container</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-container-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-container</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-container-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-container-v1/pom.xml
index 8e68c8d0..7b98abeb 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-container-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-container-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-container-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-container-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-container-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-container-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-container-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-container-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1/pom.xml
index 51e52fd7..f45a5ee5 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for google-cloud-container</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-container-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b777e21e..d122f43f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-container-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Container Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-container</url>
   <description>
@@ -61,33 +61,33 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-container-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-container-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-container-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-container-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-container-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-container-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-container</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.0</version>
+        <version>2.2.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-container-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-container-v1/pom.xml
index 38039e31..41212af2 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-container-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-container-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-container-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-container-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-container-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-container-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-container-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-container-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1/pom.xml
index 6883a988..65663aad 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1</name>
   <description>Proto library for google-cloud-container</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-container-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-container:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 4fb08a94..da4ee87a 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
         "^junit:junit",
         "^com.google.truth:truth",
         "^org.mockito:mockito-core",
-        "^org.objenesis:objenesis"
+        "^org.objenesis:objenesis",
+        "^com.google.cloud:google-cloud-conformance-tests"
       ],
       "semanticCommitType": "test",
       "semanticCommitScope": "deps"
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index e1dc367d..2d0d4fb9 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-container</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.0</version>
+      <version>2.0.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END container_install_without_bom] -->
 
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 6edd8197..178e8ecc 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-container</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.0</version>
+      <version>2.0.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 1e236a29..aeae643b 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>21.0.0</version>
+        <version>22.0.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 72853e44..2ab4eadb 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-container:2.0.2:2.0.2
-grpc-google-cloud-container-v1:2.0.2:2.0.2
-grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:2.0.2:2.0.2
-proto-google-cloud-container-v1:2.0.2:2.0.2
-proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:2.0.2:2.0.2
+google-cloud-container:2.1.0:2.1.0
+grpc-google-cloud-container-v1:2.1.0:2.1.0
+grpc-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:2.1.0:2.1.0
+proto-google-cloud-container-v1:2.1.0:2.1.0
+proto-google-cloud-container-v1beta1:2.1.0:2.1.0