diff --git a/.github/workflows/hermetic_library_generation.yaml b/.github/workflows/hermetic_library_generation.yaml
index ca881a6e79..e64b9559e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hermetic_library_generation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hermetic_library_generation.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         token: ${{ secrets.CLOUD_JAVA_BOT_TOKEN }}
-    - uses: googleapis/sdk-platform-java/.github/scripts@v2.48.0
+    - uses: googleapis/sdk-platform-java/.github/scripts@v2.49.0
       if: env.SHOULD_RUN == 'true'
       with:
         base_ref: ${{ github.base_ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unmanaged_dependency_check.yaml b/.github/workflows/unmanaged_dependency_check.yaml
index 41decff86e..739adec4ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unmanaged_dependency_check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unmanaged_dependency_check.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ jobs:
           # repository
           .kokoro/build.sh
       - name: Unmanaged dependency check
-        uses: googleapis/sdk-platform-java/java-shared-dependencies/unmanaged-dependency-check@google-cloud-shared-dependencies/v3.38.0
+        uses: googleapis/sdk-platform-java/java-shared-dependencies/unmanaged-dependency-check@google-cloud-shared-dependencies/v3.39.0
         with:
           bom-path: google-cloud-storage-bom/pom.xml
diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-17.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-17.cfg
index 0fe006a219..8b04f85e3c 100644
--- a/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-17.cfg
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-17.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
 env_vars: {
   key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
-  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/graalvm_sdk_platform_b:3.38.0"
+  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/graalvm_sdk_platform_b:3.39.0"
 }
 
 env_vars: {
diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native.cfg
index 238df7cb71..f3300017f4 100644
--- a/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native.cfg
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
 env_vars: {
   key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
-  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/graalvm_sdk_platform_a:3.38.0"
+  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/graalvm_sdk_platform_a:3.39.0"
 }
 
 env_vars: {
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d0c4512246..9e6a475fe5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.44.1](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/compare/v2.44.0...v2.44.1) (2024-10-25)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update sdk-platform-java dependencies ([#2795](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/issues/2795)) ([aeb86e5](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/commit/aeb86e5467269d55f9019638fe8b05331b423e55))
+
 ## [2.44.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/compare/v2.43.2...v2.44.0) (2024-10-23)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07553f2376..0d5c68c27a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ If you are using Maven without the BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-  <version>2.43.2</version>
+  <version>2.44.0</version>
 </dependency>
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-control</artifactId>
-  <version>2.43.2</version>
+  <version>2.44.0</version>
 </dependency>
 
 ```
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage:2.44.0'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage:2.44.1'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-storage" % "2.44.0"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-storage" % "2.44.1"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 [kokoro-badge-link-5]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-storage/java11.html
 [stability-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/stability-stable-green
 [maven-version-image]: https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-storage.svg
-[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-storage/2.44.0
+[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-storage/2.44.1
 [authentication]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java#authentication
 [auth-scopes]: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/scopes
 [predefined-iam-roles]: https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles#predefined_roles
diff --git a/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml b/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
index f755ebebf0..6e3b4b28d5 100644
--- a/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.44.0-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.44.1-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
   <name>gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2</name>
   <description>GRPC library for gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-storage-bom/pom.xml
index b597f39645..c2dcfc1fdf 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-storage-bom/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+  <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk-platform-java-config</artifactId>
-    <version>3.38.0</version>
+    <version>3.39.0</version>
     <relativePath/>
   </parent>
 
@@ -69,37 +69,37 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+        <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.0-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.44.1-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.0-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.44.1-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.0-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.44.1-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-control</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage-control:current} -->
+        <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage-control:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage-control/pom.xml b/google-cloud-storage-control/pom.xml
index 4e420e051c..b7e8ad0f8d 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage-control/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-storage-control/pom.xml
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-control</artifactId>
-    <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage-control:current} -->
+    <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage-control:current} -->
     <name>google-cloud-storage-control</name>
     <description>GRPC library for google-cloud-storage-control</description>
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+        <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml b/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml
index 26e854eeda..0542fb577e 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-  <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+  <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Storage</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage</url>
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-storage</site.installationModule>
-    <pubsub-proto.version>1.115.1</pubsub-proto.version>
+    <pubsub-proto.version>1.116.0</pubsub-proto.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml
index f0c5cae5a5..c89d8cdc1f 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2</name>
   <description>GRPC library for google-cloud-storage</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
index a0768f8d97..45684e2efe 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.44.0-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.44.1-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9f9eed405e..d79d516bc4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+  <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   <name>Storage Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage</url>
   <description>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk-platform-java-config</artifactId>
-    <version>3.38.0</version>
+    <version>3.39.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <developers>
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+        <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.apis</groupId>
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-        <version>1.133.1</version>
+        <version>1.134.0</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -156,32 +156,32 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.0-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.44.1-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.0-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.44.1-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.0-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.44.1-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-control</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage-control:current} -->
+        <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage-control:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml
index 063dd848a3..1896df818a 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2</name>
   <description>Proto library for  proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
index b676b39bba..2233bcccfd 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-storage-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-storage-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.44.0-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.44.1-beta</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-storage-v2</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-storage-v2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 17cc3537f1..5db348ae33 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.43.2</version>
+      <version>2.44.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-control</artifactId>
-      <version>2.43.2</version>
+      <version>2.44.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END storage_install_without_bom] -->
 
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-      <version>1.133.1</version>
+      <version>1.134.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.43.2</version>
+      <version>2.44.0</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 1ab8446398..70917d4e65 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+      <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-control</artifactId>
-      <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage-control:current} -->
+      <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage-control:current} -->
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-      <version>1.133.1</version>
+      <version>1.134.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+      <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index f6f4e40824..8767252267 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-      <version>1.133.1</version>
+      <version>1.134.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <!-- tests jars aren't in the bom, manually include the version here -->
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.43.2</version>
+      <version>2.44.0</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/storage-shared-benchmarking/pom.xml b/storage-shared-benchmarking/pom.xml
index b47d7f9260..c6f31131d4 100644
--- a/storage-shared-benchmarking/pom.xml
+++ b/storage-shared-benchmarking/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+    <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
-      <version>2.44.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
+      <version>2.44.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-storage:current} -->
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 62f941ca92..8210166ba3 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-storage:2.44.0:2.44.0
-gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.44.0-beta:2.44.0-beta
-grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.44.0-beta:2.44.0-beta
-proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.44.0-beta:2.44.0-beta
-google-cloud-storage-control:2.44.0:2.44.0
-proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:2.44.0:2.44.0
-grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:2.44.0:2.44.0
+google-cloud-storage:2.44.1:2.44.1
+gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.44.1-beta:2.44.1-beta
+grpc-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.44.1-beta:2.44.1-beta
+proto-google-cloud-storage-v2:2.44.1-beta:2.44.1-beta
+google-cloud-storage-control:2.44.1:2.44.1
+proto-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:2.44.1:2.44.1
+grpc-google-cloud-storage-control-v2:2.44.1:2.44.1