diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47a38c3e0..ab45244ab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.18.7](https://github.com/googleapis/gax-java/compare/v2.18.6...v2.18.7) (2022-08-01)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **java:** initialize netty class at run time ([#1758](https://github.com/googleapis/gax-java/issues/1758)) ([e1d6eb9](https://github.com/googleapis/gax-java/commit/e1d6eb979da21e9795b3c3d2fffb9200ee43ed15))
+
 ## [2.18.6](https://github.com/googleapis/gax-java/compare/v2.18.5...v2.18.6) (2022-07-29)
 
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8f435be2d..bcdd58e64 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 // TODO: Populate this from dependencies.properties version property (for proper Gradle-Bazel sync)
-project.version = "2.18.6" // {x-version-update:gax:current}
+project.version = "2.18.7" // {x-version-update:gax:current}
 
 allprojects {
   group = 'com.google.api'
diff --git a/dependencies.properties b/dependencies.properties
index dae839c69..5a9d941bf 100644
--- a/dependencies.properties
+++ b/dependencies.properties
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
 
 # Versions of oneself
 # {x-version-update-start:gax:current}
-version.gax=2.18.6
+version.gax=2.18.7
 # {x-version-update-end}
 # {x-version-update-start:gax:current}
-version.gax_grpc=2.18.6
+version.gax_grpc=2.18.7
 # {x-version-update-end}
 # {x-version-update-start:gax:current}
-version.gax_bom=2.18.6
+version.gax_bom=2.18.7
 # {x-version-update-end}
 # {x-version-update-start:gax-httpjson:current}
-version.gax_httpjson=0.103.6
+version.gax_httpjson=0.103.7
 # {x-version-update-end}
 
 # Versions for dependencies which actual artifacts differ between Bazel and Gradle.
diff --git a/gax-bom/build.gradle b/gax-bom/build.gradle
index 59541c154..68fd1583c 100644
--- a/gax-bom/build.gradle
+++ b/gax-bom/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 
 archivesBaseName = 'gax-bom'
 
-project.version = "2.18.6" // {x-version-update:gax-bom:current}
+project.version = "2.18.7" // {x-version-update:gax-bom:current}
 
 def mavenJavaDir = "$buildDir/publications/mavenJava"
 def mavenJavaBomOutputFile = file(mavenJavaDir + '/pom-default.xml')
diff --git a/gax-bom/pom.xml b/gax-bom/pom.xml
index e5343e957..0381c9591 100644
--- a/gax-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/gax-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>
   <artifactId>gax-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.18.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax-bom:current} -->
+  <version>2.18.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax-bom:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>GAX (Google Api eXtensions) for Java (BOM)</name>
   <description>Google Api eXtensions for Java (BOM)</description>
@@ -33,34 +33,34 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>gax</artifactId>
-        <version>2.18.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
+        <version>2.18.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>gax</artifactId>
-        <version>2.18.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
+        <version>2.18.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
         <classifier>testlib</classifier>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>gax-grpc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.18.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax-grpc:current} -->
+        <version>2.18.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax-grpc:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>gax-grpc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.18.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax-grpc:current} -->
+        <version>2.18.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax-grpc:current} -->
         <classifier>testlib</classifier>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>gax-httpjson</artifactId>
-        <version>0.103.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax-httpjson:current} -->
+        <version>0.103.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax-httpjson:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>gax-httpjson</artifactId>
-        <version>0.103.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax-httpjson:current} -->
+        <version>0.103.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax-httpjson:current} -->
         <classifier>testlib</classifier>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/gax-grpc/build.gradle b/gax-grpc/build.gradle
index 09081468e..4984bf226 100644
--- a/gax-grpc/build.gradle
+++ b/gax-grpc/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 archivesBaseName = 'gax-grpc'
 
 // TODO: Populate this from dependencies.properties version property (for proper Gradle-Bazel sync)
-project.version = "2.18.6" // {x-version-update:gax-grpc:current}
+project.version = "2.18.7" // {x-version-update:gax-grpc:current}
 
 dependencies {
   api(project(':gax'),
diff --git a/gax-grpc/pom.xml b/gax-grpc/pom.xml
index 50ced70a9..66c1b6268 100644
--- a/gax-grpc/pom.xml
+++ b/gax-grpc/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <artifactId>gax-grpc</artifactId>
-  <version>2.18.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax-grpc:current} -->
+  <version>2.18.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax-grpc:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>GAX (Google Api eXtensions) for Java (gRPC)</name>
   <description>Google Api eXtensions for Java (gRPC)</description>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>
     <artifactId>gax-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.18.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
+    <version>2.18.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/gax-grpc/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.google.api/gax-grpc/native-image.properties b/gax-grpc/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.google.api/gax-grpc/native-image.properties
index 33ea6695b..8620cb95a 100644
--- a/gax-grpc/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.google.api/gax-grpc/native-image.properties
+++ b/gax-grpc/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.google.api/gax-grpc/native-image.properties
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Args = --initialize-at-run-time=io.grpc.netty.shaded.io.netty.handler.ssl.OpenSs
     io.grpc.netty.shaded.io.netty.internal.tcnative.CertificateVerifier,\
     io.grpc.netty.shaded.io.netty.internal.tcnative.SSLPrivateKeyMethod,\
     io.grpc.netty.shaded.io.netty.internal.tcnative.AsyncSSLPrivateKeyMethod,\
+    io.grpc.netty.shaded.io.netty.internal.tcnative.CertificateCompressionAlgo,\
     io.grpc.netty.shaded.io.grpc.netty,\
     io.grpc.netty.shaded.io.netty.channel.epoll,\
     io.grpc.netty.shaded.io.netty.channel.unix,\
diff --git a/gax-httpjson/build.gradle b/gax-httpjson/build.gradle
index 2e18d983d..12a534d65 100644
--- a/gax-httpjson/build.gradle
+++ b/gax-httpjson/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 archivesBaseName = 'gax-httpjson'
 
 // TODO: Populate this from dependencies.properties version property (for proper Gradle-Bazel sync)
-project.version = "0.103.6" // {x-version-update:gax-httpjson:current}
+project.version = "0.103.7" // {x-version-update:gax-httpjson:current}
 
 dependencies {
   api(project(':gax'),
diff --git a/gax-httpjson/pom.xml b/gax-httpjson/pom.xml
index 7f757ef1b..2b32730db 100644
--- a/gax-httpjson/pom.xml
+++ b/gax-httpjson/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <artifactId>gax-httpjson</artifactId>
-  <version>0.103.6</version> <!-- {x-version-update:gax-httpjson:current} -->
+  <version>0.103.7</version> <!-- {x-version-update:gax-httpjson:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>GAX (Google Api eXtensions) for Java (HTTP JSON)</name>
   <description>Google Api eXtensions for Java (HTTP JSON)</description>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>
     <artifactId>gax-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.18.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
+    <version>2.18.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/gax/build.gradle b/gax/build.gradle
index 04838ad94..d30a1b519 100644
--- a/gax/build.gradle
+++ b/gax/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 archivesBaseName = "gax"
 
 // TODO: Populate this from dependencies.properties version property (for proper Gradle-Bazel sync)
-project.version = "2.18.6" // {x-version-update:gax:current}
+project.version = "2.18.7" // {x-version-update:gax:current}
 
 dependencies {
   api(libraries['maven.com_google_api_api_common'],
diff --git a/gax/pom.xml b/gax/pom.xml
index 3fe8402b5..88a09f094 100644
--- a/gax/pom.xml
+++ b/gax/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <artifactId>gax</artifactId>
-  <version>2.18.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
+  <version>2.18.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>GAX (Google Api eXtensions) for Java (Core)</name>
   <description>Google Api eXtensions for Java (Core)</description>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>
     <artifactId>gax-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.18.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
+    <version>2.18.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0501a5f2e..71799a5b0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>
   <artifactId>gax-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.18.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
+  <version>2.18.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
   <name>GAX (Google Api eXtensions) for Java (Parent)</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/gax-java</url>
   <description>Google Api eXtensions for Java (Parent)</description>
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>gax</artifactId>
-        <version>2.18.6</version> <!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
+        <version>2.18.7</version> <!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>gax</artifactId>
-        <version>2.18.6</version> <!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
+        <version>2.18.7</version> <!-- {x-version-update:gax:current} -->
         <type>test-jar</type>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index db2c3eaa8..3e6e1e166 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-gax:2.18.6:2.18.6
-gax-bom:2.18.6:2.18.6
-gax-grpc:2.18.6:2.18.6
-gax-httpjson:0.103.6:0.103.6
+gax:2.18.7:2.18.7
+gax-bom:2.18.7:2.18.7
+gax-grpc:2.18.7:2.18.7
+gax-httpjson:0.103.7:0.103.7