diff --git a/.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata b/.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata
index d7af452001..81cf73dfdc 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": "e8d52ad934d485d5f035fbdc6c8117f256fed566"
+        "sha": "6745c9e5a9d3a907873b989ca8f8a47edd833523"
       }
     },
     {
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "484b7ec7bdef3909589a83e3d763e7588cb8c37c"
+        "sha": "9a238a0623879c3de129a376c6085d4a862f6eb9"
       }
     }
   ]
diff --git a/.github/release-trigger.yml b/.github/release-trigger.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4ca94189e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-trigger.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+enabled: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 65ae6ecdda..e23d923e1e 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 cf95ee7c84..a2c32213b2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [2.1.1](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-storage/compare/v2.1.0...v2.1.1) (2021-09-03)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Modify OLM notice to recommend upgrading to latest version. ([#932](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-storage/issues/932)) ([be72433](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-storage/commit/be72433ef5446db880e44f103a7d120f444f183f))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-conformance-tests to v0.2.0 ([#982](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-storage/issues/982)) ([c7460a3](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-storage/commit/c7460a3ffef81ef2f651b582a97139c0523d1eab))
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-dependencies to v2.2.0 ([#989](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-storage/issues/989)) ([6745c9e](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-storage/commit/6745c9e5a9d3a907873b989ca8f8a47edd833523))
+* update kms.version to v0.91.3 ([#991](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-storage/issues/991)) ([1f15022](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-storage/commit/1f15022a590bce4f80dcb86d150b8e3dbe43aec9))
+
 ## [2.1.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-storage/compare/v2.0.2...v2.1.0) (2021-08-24)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8b681afe4..6e1fb66385 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-storage</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0.2</version>
+  <version>2.1.0</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-storage'
+implementation '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:2.0.2'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage:2.1.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-storage" % "2.0.2"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-storage" % "2.1.0"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml b/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
index e1d04272b4..b8cd9eaa10 100644
--- a/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.0-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.1-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
   <name>gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2</name>
   <description>GRPC library for gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/src/main/java/com/google/storage/v2/stub/StorageStubSettings.java b/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/src/main/java/com/google/storage/v2/stub/StorageStubSettings.java
index 7a10ecf5e4..85c8639848 100644
--- a/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/src/main/java/com/google/storage/v2/stub/StorageStubSettings.java
+++ b/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/src/main/java/com/google/storage/v2/stub/StorageStubSettings.java
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ public static List<String> getDefaultServiceScopes() {
 
   /** Returns a builder for the default credentials for this service. */
   public static GoogleCredentialsProvider.Builder defaultCredentialsProviderBuilder() {
-    return GoogleCredentialsProvider.newBuilder().setScopesToApply(DEFAULT_SERVICE_SCOPES);
+    return GoogleCredentialsProvider.newBuilder()
+        .setScopesToApply(DEFAULT_SERVICE_SCOPES)
+        .setUseJwtAccessWithScope(true);
   }
 
   /** Returns a builder for the default ChannelProvider for this service. */
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml b/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml
index 92110287ab..cef5dd3020 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>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Storage</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage</url>
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-storage</site.installationModule>
-    <kms.version>0.91.2</kms.version>
+    <kms.version>0.91.3</kms.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/BucketInfo.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/BucketInfo.java
index a549487250..2bc3df3906 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/BucketInfo.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/BucketInfo.java
@@ -414,8 +414,8 @@ public Logging build() {
    *
    * <p>Versions 1.50.0-1.111.2 of this library don’t support the CustomTimeBefore,
    * DaysSinceCustomTime, DaysSinceNoncurrentTime and NoncurrentTimeBefore lifecycle conditions. To
-   * read GCS objects with those lifecycle conditions, update your Java client library to version
-   * 1.112.0 or higher.
+   * read GCS objects with those lifecycle conditions, update your Java client library to the latest
+   * version.
    *
    * @see <a href="https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/lifecycle#actions">Object Lifecycle
    *     Management</a>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
index 155b129356..9b8ac5848f 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.0-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.1-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 923f26796c..ce919c4501 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>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   <name>Storage Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage</url>
   <description>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <github.global.server>github</github.global.server>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-storage-parent</site.installationModule>
-    <google.cloud.shared-dependencies.version>2.1.0</google.cloud.shared-dependencies.version>
+    <google.cloud.shared-dependencies.version>2.2.0</google.cloud.shared-dependencies.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
@@ -93,23 +93,29 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.0-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.1-alpha</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>2.1.0-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.1-alpha</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>2.1.0-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.1-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-conformance-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>0.1.1</version>
+        <version>0.2.0</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
index 4a369883ed..bc1f21b2c1 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.0-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.1-alpha</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-storage-v2</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-storage-v2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 4b49dc47a5..2c84ceb069 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 7c067d0017..5570bf3976 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>2.0.2</version>
+      <version>2.1.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END storage_install_without_bom] -->
 
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 378d59cfae..be0ed8772e 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>2.0.2</version>
+      <version>2.1.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 386f58f898..9772dd57f7 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/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index 5366ca88bf..76a598957e 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,21 +4,22 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage.git",
-        "sha": "0bfdc2a1c764ddd3d712716823c3d211cad18246"
+        "sha": "bfd6077464054f5aaf0ad1b1b2ed138ad053424c"
       }
     },
     {
       "git": {
         "name": "googleapis",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/googleapis.git",
-        "sha": "eb7c9d1c3915851dd8b357ee950e0467490bce34"
+        "sha": "e1738ee972b49fd0c4d4718b035444495142b781",
+        "internalRef": "391407209"
       }
     },
     {
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "ff01716e16d2c6e87eaf87197b753ac9fcbbed5d"
+        "sha": "ad7fd76e17bf9494a3e47ff9cf445f61564432e0"
       }
     }
   ],
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
     ".github/generated-files-bot.yml",
     ".github/readme/synth.py",
     ".github/release-please.yml",
+    ".github/release-trigger.yml",
     ".github/snippet-bot.yml",
     ".github/sync-repo-settings.yaml",
     ".github/trusted-contribution.yml",
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index bf70375bcc..68f62a96f5 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-storage:2.1.0:2.1.0
-gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.1.0-alpha:2.1.0-alpha
-grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.1.0-alpha:2.1.0-alpha
-proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.1.0-alpha:2.1.0-alpha
+google-cloud-storage:2.1.1:2.1.1
+gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.1.1-alpha:2.1.1-alpha
+grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.1.1-alpha:2.1.1-alpha
+proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.1.1-alpha:2.1.1-alpha