diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index 8807efca..9786771c 100644
--- a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
+++ b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 docker:
   image: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/owlbot-java:latest
-  digest: sha256:7c853edc4136ae8f19f9d46d4569d38de2e446db2eea057f32e412bdba255846
+  digest: sha256:3c950ed12391ebaffd1ee66d0374766a1c50144ebe6a7a0042300b2e6bb5856b
diff --git a/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml b/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml
index c5132427..1bb18232 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# Github action job to test core java library features on
+# downstream client libraries before they are released.
 on:
   pull_request:
 name: auto-merge-readme
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
index 59c7cadd..18e23230 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# Github action job to test core java library features on
+# downstream client libraries before they are released.
 on:
   pull_request:
 name: auto-release
@@ -16,13 +31,13 @@ jobs:
             return;
           }
 
-          // only approve PRs like "chore: release <release version>"
-          if ( !context.payload.pull_request.title.startsWith("chore: release") ) {
+          // only approve PRs like "chore(main): release <release version>"
+          if (  !context.payload.pull_request.title.startsWith("chore(main): release") ) {
             return;
           }
 
           // only approve PRs with pom.xml and versions.txt changes
-          const filesPromise = github.pulls.listFiles.endpoint({
+          const filesPromise = github.rest.pulls.listFiles.endpoint({
             owner: context.repo.owner,
             repo: context.repo.repo,
             pull_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
@@ -54,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
             return;
           }
 
-          const promise = github.pulls.list.endpoint({
+          const promise = github.rest.pulls.list.endpoint({
             owner: context.repo.owner,
             repo: context.repo.repo,
             state: 'open'
@@ -71,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           }
 
           // approve release PR
-          await github.pulls.createReview({
+          await github.rest.pulls.createReview({
             owner: context.repo.owner,
             repo: context.repo.repo,
             body: 'Rubber stamped release!',
@@ -80,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
           });
 
           // attach kokoro:force-run and automerge labels
-          await github.issues.addLabels({
+          await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
             owner: context.repo.owner,
             repo: context.repo.repo,
             issue_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 05de1f60..6b5e56aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# Github action job to test core java library features on
+# downstream client libraries before they are released.
 on:
   push:
     branches:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/samples.yaml b/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
index c46230a7..d5d964df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# Github action job to test core java library features on
+# downstream client libraries before they are released.
 on:
   pull_request:
 name: samples
diff --git a/.kokoro/build.bat b/.kokoro/build.bat
index 05826ad9..cc602c9e 100644
--- a/.kokoro/build.bat
+++ b/.kokoro/build.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
 :: See documentation in type-shell-output.bat
+# Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# Github action job to test core java library features on
+# downstream client libraries before they are released.
 
 "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe" %~dp0build.sh
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 350d9e3b..fa08edca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [2.1.7](https://github.com/googleapis/java-language/compare/v2.1.6...v2.1.7) (2022-02-11)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update actions/github-script action to v6 ([#800](https://github.com/googleapis/java-language/issues/800)) ([62ed30a](https://github.com/googleapis/java-language/commit/62ed30ac0d53c2da8df57333e5fccd515556e5da))
+
 ### [2.1.6](https://github.com/googleapis/java-language/compare/v2.1.5...v2.1.6) (2022-02-03)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74657239..561f31f1 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>24.2.0</version>
+      <version>24.3.0</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-language</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.4</version>
+  <version>2.1.6</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:24.2.0')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:24.3.0')
 
 implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-language'
 ```
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-language:2.1.5'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-language:2.1.6'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-language" % "2.1.5"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-language" % "2.1.6"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/google-cloud-language-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-language-bom/pom.xml
index 661daf93..18392b1e5 100644
--- a/google-cloud-language-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-language-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-language-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.6</version>
+    <version>1.2.7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>Google Cloud language BOM</name>
@@ -52,27 +52,27 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-language</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-language-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
+        <version>0.88.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-language-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
+        <version>0.88.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-language/pom.xml b/google-cloud-language/pom.xml
index 0900a55f..de701eae 100644
--- a/google-cloud-language/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-language/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-language</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Natural Language</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-language</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-language-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-language</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-language-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-language-v1/pom.xml
index bf0939ea..6f6864fd 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-language-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-language-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-language-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-language-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-language-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-language-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2/pom.xml
index 3a2a93e9..606ff6d8 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2</artifactId>
-  <version>0.88.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
+  <version>0.88.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-language-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8281fb28..f25c6661 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-language-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Natural Language Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-language</url>
   <description>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.6</version>
+    <version>1.2.7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <developers>
@@ -61,27 +61,27 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-language-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
+        <version>0.88.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-language-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
+        <version>0.88.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-language</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.2</version>
+        <version>3.2.1</version>
         <reportSets>
           <reportSet>
             <reports>
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3.1</version>
+        <version>3.3.2</version>
         <reportSets>
           <reportSet>
             <id>html</id>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-language-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-language-v1/pom.xml
index 34f51e30..0c237c99 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-language-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-language-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-language-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-language-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-language-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-language-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2/pom.xml
index 5c392b44..69bbf322 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2</artifactId>
-  <version>0.88.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
+  <version>0.88.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-language-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index ad52b2ca..e847bf8b 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-language</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.4</version>
+      <version>2.1.6</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END language_install_without_bom] -->
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.0</version>
+        <version>3.3.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>add-snippets-source</id>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 64215c8b..5317aaa8 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-language</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.4</version>
+      <version>2.1.6</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.0</version>
+        <version>3.3.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>add-snippets-source</id>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 70b0c9c5..f5554fd1 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>24.2.0</version>
+        <version>24.3.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 835c2983..8d765608 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-language:2.1.6:2.1.6
-grpc-google-cloud-language-v1:2.1.6:2.1.6
-grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:0.88.6:0.88.6
-proto-google-cloud-language-v1:2.1.6:2.1.6
-proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:0.88.6:0.88.6
+google-cloud-language:2.1.7:2.1.7
+grpc-google-cloud-language-v1:2.1.7:2.1.7
+grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:0.88.7:0.88.7
+proto-google-cloud-language-v1:2.1.7:2.1.7
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