diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index 9786771c..9351fdfb 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: sha256:3c950ed12391ebaffd1ee66d0374766a1c50144ebe6a7a0042300b2e6bb5856b
+  digest: sha256:387835a1375a0049ec44e02542c844302854c732d8291bdf8e472c0ff70a8f67
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 37ee3a8f..c05124e3 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ Thank you for opening a Pull Request! Before submitting your PR, there are a few
 - [ ] Appropriate docs were updated (if necessary)
 
 Fixes #<issue_number_goes_here> ☕️
+
+If you write sample code, please follow the [samples format](
+https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob/main/SAMPLE_FORMAT.md).
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa08edca..1972c9a5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [2.1.8](https://github.com/googleapis/java-language/compare/v2.1.7...v2.1.8) (2022-02-28)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update actions/setup-java action to v3 ([#808](https://github.com/googleapis/java-language/issues/808)) ([d0bdffc](https://github.com/googleapis/java-language/commit/d0bdffc7da94c916beb12888569c510f5ed816da))
+
 ### [2.1.7](https://github.com/googleapis/java-language/compare/v2.1.6...v2.1.7) (2022-02-11)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 561f31f1..34b4f511 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -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>2.1.6</version>
+  <version>2.1.7</version>
 </dependency>
 
 ```
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ 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:2.1.6'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-language:2.1.7'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-language" % "2.1.6"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-language" % "2.1.7"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/google-cloud-language-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-language-bom/pom.xml
index 18392b1e5..5c34c345 100644
--- a/google-cloud-language-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-language-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-language-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -52,27 +52,27 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-language</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-language-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.8</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>0.88.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
+        <version>0.88.8</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>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.8</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>0.88.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
+        <version>0.88.8</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 de701eae..199ee4d0 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>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.8</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>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.8</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 6f6864fd..018c8978 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>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.8</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>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.8</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 606ff6d8..3447b7cf 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>0.88.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
+  <version>0.88.8</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>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f25c6661..b75476f8 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>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Natural Language Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-language</url>
   <description>
@@ -61,27 +61,27 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-language-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.8</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>0.88.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
+        <version>0.88.8</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>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.8</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>0.88.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
+        <version>0.88.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-language</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-language-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-language-v1/pom.xml
index 0c237c99..062eebef 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>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.8</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>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.8</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 69bbf322..989446a7 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>0.88.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:current} -->
+  <version>0.88.8</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>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-language:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.8</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 e847bf8b..40cc8f0c 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>2.1.6</version>
+      <version>2.1.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END language_install_without_bom] -->
 
diff --git a/samples/pom.xml b/samples/pom.xml
index 3695ce66..2e0be0b7 100644
--- a/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.8</version>
+        <version>1.6.11</version>
         <configuration>
           <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 5317aaa8..004d4d13 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>2.1.6</version>
+      <version>2.1.7</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 8d765608..2f337e34 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-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
-proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:0.88.7:0.88.7
+google-cloud-language:2.1.8:2.1.8
+grpc-google-cloud-language-v1:2.1.8:2.1.8
+grpc-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:0.88.8:0.88.8
+proto-google-cloud-language-v1:2.1.8:2.1.8
+proto-google-cloud-language-v1beta2:0.88.8:0.88.8