diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index a79f0627..a454a61e 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: sha256:6d4e3a15c62cfdcb823d60e16da7521e7c6fc00eba07c8ff12e4de9924a57d28
+# created: 2022-06-29T23:17:33.110417661Z
diff --git a/.kokoro/common.sh b/.kokoro/common.sh
index ace89f45..f8f957af 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 77dc4e8f..1dba8de1 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 61eed06a..27d8961c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.123.4](https://github.com/googleapis/java-errorreporting/compare/v0.123.3...v0.123.4) (2022-07-01)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-core to v2.8.1 ([#887](https://github.com/googleapis/java-errorreporting/issues/887)) ([569a04d](https://github.com/googleapis/java-errorreporting/commit/569a04de6f18dddbf39395700f722c5a1135e2f5))
+
 ## [0.123.3](https://github.com/googleapis/java-errorreporting/compare/v0.123.2...v0.123.3) (2022-06-23)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d3b59e52..7df0f2c8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-errorreporting'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-errorreporting:0.123.2-beta'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-errorreporting:0.123.3-beta'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-errorreporting" % "0.123.2-beta"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-errorreporting" % "0.123.3-beta"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/google-cloud-errorreporting-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-errorreporting-bom/pom.xml
index 4888b9b1..280ef9e5 100644
--- a/google-cloud-errorreporting-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-errorreporting-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-errorreporting-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>0.123.3-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting:current} -->
+  <version>0.123.4-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting: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 errorreporting BOM</name>
@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-errorreporting</artifactId>
-        <version>0.123.3-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting:current} -->
+        <version>0.123.4-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.89.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.89.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.89.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.89.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-errorreporting/pom.xml b/google-cloud-errorreporting/pom.xml
index 716c5341..a47af779 100644
--- a/google-cloud-errorreporting/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-errorreporting/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-errorreporting</artifactId>
-  <version>0.123.3-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting:current} -->
+  <version>0.123.4-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Error Reporting</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-errorreporting</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-errorreporting-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.123.3-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting:current} -->
+    <version>0.123.4-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-errorreporting</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1/pom.xml
index fc215150..d30d54e7 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.89.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.89.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-errorreporting-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.123.3-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting:current} -->
+    <version>0.123.4-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 07fb6bb7..e4442811 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-errorreporting-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>0.123.3-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting:current} -->
+  <version>0.123.4-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Error Reporting Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-errorreporting</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>
@@ -61,18 +61,18 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-errorreporting</artifactId>
-        <version>0.123.3-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting:current} -->
+        <version>0.123.4-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.89.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.89.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.89.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.89.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1/pom.xml
index 5f7afb38..59dae76f 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.89.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.89.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-errorreporting-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.123.3-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting:current} -->
+    <version>0.123.4-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-errorreporting:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 6dc29f25..682ca050 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.0</version>
+      <version>2.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 7060c408..c108f581 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-errorreporting</artifactId>
-      <version>0.123.3-beta</version>
+      <version>0.123.4-beta</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.0</version>
+      <version>2.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 159c02c5..3301482b 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-errorreporting:0.123.3-beta:0.123.3-beta
-grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:0.89.3:0.89.3
-proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:0.89.3:0.89.3
+google-cloud-errorreporting:0.123.4-beta:0.123.4-beta
+grpc-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:0.89.4:0.89.4
+proto-google-cloud-error-reporting-v1beta1:0.89.4:0.89.4