diff --git a/.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata b/.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata
index ed66c3badb..562920d7f5 100644
--- a/.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata
+++ b/.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage.git",
-        "sha": "9c5f13f79c5a06d4a215e9c40d520bb41db34d1c"
+        "sha": "839bcc174ff1c2f5536130d880a5c6e2559b5793"
       }
     },
     {
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "3d32990b6f4b57be77455e3ca89e6e21cd0c06b3"
+        "sha": "5605f38f153e7627ba4441a2c5181060b664d224"
       }
     }
   ]
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 44cc2f37ed..ac5dcdea5b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.0.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-storage/compare/v1.118.1...v2.0.0) (2021-08-09)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* migrate to java8 (#950)
+
+### Features
+
+* migrate to java8 ([#950](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-storage/issues/950)) ([839bcc1](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-storage/commit/839bcc174ff1c2f5536130d880a5c6e2559b5793))
+
 ### [1.118.1](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-storage/compare/v1.118.0...v1.118.1) (2021-08-06)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index affa34e811..ef6a1514ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ compile 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Groovy
-compile 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage:1.118.0'
+compile 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage:1.118.1'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-storage" % "1.118.0"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-storage" % "1.118.1"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml b/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml
index 63fda4838f..c2384517b9 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>1.118.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+  <version>2.0.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Storage</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage</url>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.118.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.0.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-storage</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2b7f04f21d..11386eed41 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>1.118.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+  <version>2.0.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   <name>Storage Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage</url>
   <description>
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index cf8c905e9a..55c6e7cf59 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-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>1.118.0</version>
+      <version>1.118.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END storage_install_without_bom] -->
 
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index ac9e8279f5..db6cc76583 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>1.118.0</version>
+      <version>1.118.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index abc7b9fea2..12d85da559 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-storage:1.118.1:1.118.1
\ No newline at end of file
+google-cloud-storage:2.0.0:2.0.0
\ No newline at end of file