diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ab847f0c1..58d01f2aca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [2.5.5](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.5.4...v2.5.5) (2022-02-18)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **java:** initialize spanner test environment class at build-time ([#734](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/734)) ([684934e](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/684934efb28e4ed5f5f975aab91adad25bf1ab52))
+* **java:** initialize TestTag at build time ([#732](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/732)) ([a5f1dc2](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/a5f1dc2ed3d71404d699830ba4bea8824e67d0e8))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-common-protos to v2.7.4 ([#728](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/728)) ([3b83bd7](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/3b83bd7dce6a369c6668f0967572ae08df1b77d8))
+* update dependency com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-iam-v1 to v1.2.4 ([#729](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/729)) ([0759c2b](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/0759c2b8163d45bf87692e2f131df76dac5f178e))
+* update dependency com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-iam-v1 to v1.2.5 ([#735](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/735)) ([cefbf97](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/cefbf978ac21f00b3c4558ebc40ef1f6355ea156))
+* update dependency com.google.code.gson:gson to v2.9.0 ([#727](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/727)) ([faf8a44](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/faf8a44e8823ecae44d543e6f5c2a9d8598f04fe))
+* update dependency io.grpc:grpc-bom to v1.44.1 ([#736](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/736)) ([4ca315c](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/4ca315ca400e020badbdf27bb92d1b67680a2e73))
+
 ### [2.5.4](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.5.3...v2.5.4) (2022-02-11)
 
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
index ea0f69d75b..8de131172d 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.5.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -63,22 +63,22 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.5.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.5.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.5.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>native-image-support</artifactId>
-        <version>0.12.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:native-image-support:current} -->
+        <version>0.12.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:native-image-support:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-core-grpc/pom.xml b/google-cloud-core-grpc/pom.xml
index ada0b53aba..a9cf8ffa8b 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core-grpc/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-core-grpc/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-  <version>2.5.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Core gRPC</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-core</url>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-core-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.5.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.5.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core-grpc</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/google-cloud-core-http/pom.xml b/google-cloud-core-http/pom.xml
index ca9a49728a..3e061e282c 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core-http/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-core-http/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-  <version>2.5.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Core HTTP</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-core</url>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-core-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.5.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.5.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core-http</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/google-cloud-core/pom.xml b/google-cloud-core/pom.xml
index f379d18dbf..58708c8caa 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-  <version>2.5.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Core</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-core</url>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-core-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.5.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.5.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/native-image-support/pom.xml b/native-image-support/pom.xml
index 52403c9694..98b19ac769 100644
--- a/native-image-support/pom.xml
+++ b/native-image-support/pom.xml
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
   <name>Google Cloud Native Image Support</name>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>native-image-support</artifactId>
-  <version>0.12.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:native-image-support:current} -->
+  <version>0.12.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:native-image-support:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <parent>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-core-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.5-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.5.5</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
 
   <description>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a82da2f109..6214500061 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.5.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Core Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-core</url>
   <description>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 77e402bd77..085bce8492 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-core:2.5.4:2.5.5-SNAPSHOT
-native-image-support:0.12.4:0.12.5-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
+google-cloud-core:2.5.5:2.5.5
+native-image-support:0.12.5:0.12.5
\ No newline at end of file