diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index 34f691d3..fb70e14d 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: sha256:677e79291a12251a7c7e9c24db87f50ae0428bbb79c2bebc50e4fc5e9ed1ee32
+  digest: sha256:2595f321d9a9acf34c2d02e4dc5ec214ce07eecdb43978382d8a88476dec0c16
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 65ae6ecd..d510359d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -42,19 +42,6 @@ jobs:
         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:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f343de02..a8e14c16 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.1.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-functions/compare/v2.0.3...v2.1.0) (2021-09-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Remove use of deprecated gradle command in java README ([#1196](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-functions/issues/1196)) ([#284](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-functions/issues/284)) ([e4b74c3](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-functions/commit/e4b74c33ca1f3533eb46a2d6d696b9b112f1c94f))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-dependencies to v2.2.0 ([#287](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-functions/issues/287)) ([2ea9d5b](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-functions/commit/2ea9d5b5e100199905efceac0c98000d84e03770))
+
 ### [2.0.3](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-functions/compare/v2.0.2...v2.0.3) (2021-08-25)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b19e5aae..49b20f23 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ If you are using Maven, add this to your pom.xml file:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-functions</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.2</version>
+  <version>2.0.3</version>
 </dependency>
 
 ```
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ If you are using Maven, add this to your pom.xml file:
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Groovy
-compile 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-functions:2.0.2'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-functions:2.0.3'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-functions" % "2.0.2"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-functions" % "2.0.3"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/google-cloud-functions-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-functions-bom/pom.xml
index 937dcc3a..c400eb84 100644
--- a/google-cloud-functions-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-functions-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-functions-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -56,17 +56,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-functions</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-functions-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-functions-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-functions-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-functions/pom.xml b/google-cloud-functions/pom.xml
index 9a746c66..9b391fdc 100644
--- a/google-cloud-functions/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-functions/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-functions</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Functions</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-functions</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-functions-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-functions</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1/pom.xml
index bd1db3b2..48732206 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-functions-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e0b1a6aa..37d36617 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-functions-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Functions Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-functions</url>
   <description>
@@ -61,23 +61,23 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-functions</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-functions-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-functions-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-functions-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1: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-functions-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-functions-v1/pom.xml
index 38e9201e..0a79e39b 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-functions-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-functions-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-functions-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-functions-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-functions-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-functions-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-functions-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-functions-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-functions:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 9d4944b4..e142fd62 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 dd8f22e5..dd278fc9 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-functions</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.2</version>
+      <version>2.0.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END functions_install_without_bom] -->
 
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 3ef14a34..9c5fc7b7 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-functions</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.2</version>
+      <version>2.0.3</version>
     </dependency>
   <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index df4d2bb0..edcdd4a0 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-functions</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.2</version>
+      <version>2.0.3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 24a2a2e0..0d5c4d1d 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-functions:2.0.3:2.0.3
-grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1:2.0.3:2.0.3
-proto-google-cloud-functions-v1:2.0.3:2.0.3
+google-cloud-functions:2.1.0:2.1.0
+grpc-google-cloud-functions-v1:2.1.0:2.1.0
+proto-google-cloud-functions-v1:2.1.0:2.1.0