diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a5ceb85b..1dce8c27 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [2.2.1](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-talent/compare/v2.2.0...v2.2.1) (2021-09-22)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-dependencies to v2.3.0 ([#623](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-talent/issues/623)) ([df3676b](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-talent/commit/df3676bf6b5d143387de5d6fad0edcfc48d0ec08))
+
 ## [2.2.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-talent/compare/v2.1.2...v2.2.0) (2021-09-20)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f9788db3..49756437 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-talent'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-talent:2.1.2'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-talent:2.2.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-talent" % "2.1.2"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-talent" % "2.2.0"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/google-cloud-talent-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-talent-bom/pom.xml
index 1cf917c1..128bd66c 100644
--- a/google-cloud-talent-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-talent-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+  <version>2.2.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.2</version>
+    <version>1.0.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>Google Cloud Talent BOM</name>
@@ -52,27 +52,27 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-talent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.45.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.45.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.45.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.45.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-talent/clirr-ignored-differences.xml b/google-cloud-talent/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index f6bec6aa..00000000
--- a/google-cloud-talent/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- see http://www.mojohaus.org/clirr-maven-plugin/examples/ignored-differences.html -->
-<differences>
-  <!--TODO: To be removed after 0.36.0-->
-  <difference>
-    <differenceType>7005</differenceType>
-    <className>com/google/cloud/talent/v4beta1/*ServiceClient</className>
-    <method>* *(com.google.cloud.talent.v4beta1.TenantOrProjectName*)</method>
-    <to>* *(com.google.cloud.talent.v4beta1.TenantName*)</to>
-  </difference>
-</differences>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/google-cloud-talent/pom.xml b/google-cloud-talent/pom.xml
index 26251571..4c0954ee 100644
--- a/google-cloud-talent/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-talent/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-talent</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+  <version>2.2.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Talent Solution</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-talent</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-talent</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml
index ec8ff684..d680f887 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
+  <version>2.2.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/clirr-ignored-differences.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 59c4d27c..00000000
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- see http://www.mojohaus.org/clirr-maven-plugin/examples/ignored-differences.html -->
-<differences>
-  <difference>
-    <!-- TODO: remove after 0.35.3 released -->
-    <differenceType>6001</differenceType>
-    <className>com/google/cloud/talent/v4beta1/*Grpc</className>
-    <field>METHOD_*</field>
-  </difference>
-</differences>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml
index 5db4a73b..5554cf80 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.45.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.45.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 06c6fc39..b5f874b6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.2.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+  <version>2.2.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Talent Solution Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-talent</url>
   <description>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.2</version>
+    <version>1.0.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <developers>
@@ -61,38 +61,38 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.45.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.45.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.45.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.45.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-talent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.3-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent-bom:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent-bom:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.1</version>
+        <version>2.3.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4/clirr-ignored-differences.xml b/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
index 6b61ea75..a429d70c 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
@@ -16,26 +16,4 @@
     <className>com/google/cloud/talent/v4/*OrBuilder</className>
     <method>boolean has*(*)</method>
   </difference>
-
-  <!--TODO: To be removed after 0.39.0-->
-  <difference>
-    <differenceType>6001</differenceType>
-    <className>com/google/cloud/talent/v4/CommuteMethod</className>
-    <field>CYCLING</field>
-  </difference>
-  <difference>
-    <differenceType>6011</differenceType>
-    <className>com/google/cloud/talent/v4/CommuteMethod</className>
-    <field>CYCLING_VALUE</field>
-  </difference>
-  <difference>
-    <differenceType>6001</differenceType>
-    <className>com/google/cloud/talent/v4/CommuteMethod</className>
-    <field>WALKING</field>
-  </difference>
-  <difference>
-    <differenceType>6011</differenceType>
-    <className>com/google/cloud/talent/v4/CommuteMethod</className>
-    <field>WALKING_VALUE</field>
-  </difference>
 </differences>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml
index 3fd2cc0e..2be21895 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
+  <version>2.2.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-talent-v4</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/clirr-ignored-differences.xml b/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
index 76722805..9fe3cad6 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
@@ -16,9 +16,4 @@
     <className>com/google/cloud/talent/v4beta1/*OrBuilder</className>
     <method>boolean has*(*)</method>
   </difference>
-
-    <difference>
-    <differenceType>8001</differenceType>
-    <className>com/google/cloud/talent/v4beta1/BatchProto</className>
-  </difference>
 </differences>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml
index 45b37a62..724de203 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.45.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.45.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-talent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-talent:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 37be727c..48ea86a5 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-talent:2.2.0:2.2.0
-grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:2.2.0:2.2.0
-grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:0.45.0:0.45.0
-proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:2.2.0:2.2.0
-proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:0.45.0:0.45.0
+google-cloud-talent:2.2.1:2.2.1
+grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4:2.2.1:2.2.1
+grpc-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:0.45.1:0.45.1
+proto-google-cloud-talent-v4:2.2.1:2.2.1
+proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1:0.45.1:0.45.1