diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 515a6314a..07ce0ca80 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.120.8](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/compare/v1.120.7...v1.120.8) (2022-08-02)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-core to v2.8.6 ([#1222](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/issues/1222)) ([55eebf5](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/commit/55eebf55785a700a67dc3a97b21837acf14d9a64))
+
 ## [1.120.7](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/compare/v1.120.6...v1.120.7) (2022-08-01)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e98ba1a5f..abc9e4af3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-pubsub'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-pubsub:1.120.6'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-pubsub:1.120.7'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-pubsub" % "1.120.6"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-pubsub" % "1.120.7"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/google-cloud-pubsub-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-pubsub-bom/pom.xml
index 4f9d213da..b67973bc4 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pubsub-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-pubsub-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>1.120.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+  <version>1.120.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-        <version>1.120.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+        <version>1.120.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.102.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.102.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.102.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.102.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-pubsub/pom.xml b/google-cloud-pubsub/pom.xml
index 4bdd42cf6..8fbdcae8c 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pubsub/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-pubsub/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-  <version>1.120.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+  <version>1.120.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Pub/Sub</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.120.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+    <version>1.120.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-pubsub</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml
index ddb400381..22c2a47e8 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>1.102.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
+  <version>1.102.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.120.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+    <version>1.120.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ccc497703..b90ef5ca0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.120.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+  <version>1.120.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Pub/Sub Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub</url>
   <description>
@@ -69,17 +69,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.102.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.102.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.102.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.102.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-        <version>1.120.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+        <version>1.120.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Test dependencies -->
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml
index 42186487d..72d3c8b56 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>1.102.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
+  <version>1.102.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.120.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+    <version>1.120.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index e0e36b034..c422d6f2e 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.5</version>
+      <version>2.8.6</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 8ec39677c..f7204e8e2 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-      <version>1.120.7</version>
+      <version>1.120.8</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.5</version>
+      <version>2.8.6</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index a3a4ed6c3..f34479f61 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.5</version>
+      <version>2.8.6</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END_EXCLUDE] -->
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 4fe92c588..16c6c5ee9 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-pubsub:1.120.7:1.120.7
-grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:1.102.7:1.102.7
-proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:1.102.7:1.102.7
+google-cloud-pubsub:1.120.8:1.120.8
+grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:1.102.8:1.102.8
+proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:1.102.8:1.102.8