diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index 9351fdfb9..53941094c 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: sha256:387835a1375a0049ec44e02542c844302854c732d8291bdf8e472c0ff70a8f67
+  digest: sha256:e3746f84955528d0fe24bf2e4df89875d6ce5a036af01b9c326d61a38838523a
diff --git a/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml b/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml
index 1bb182327..f5fc7d516 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository_owner == 'googleapis' && github.head_ref == 'autosynth-readme'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/github-script@v5
+      - uses: actions/github-script@v6
         with:
           github-token: ${{secrets.YOSHI_APPROVER_TOKEN}}
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
index 18e23230d..7a106d007 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: contains(github.head_ref, 'release-please')
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/github-script@v5
+    - uses: actions/github-script@v6
       with:
         github-token: ${{secrets.YOSHI_APPROVER_TOKEN}}
         debug: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 6b5e56aaa..83ef7f9c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         java: [8, 11, 17]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: zulu
         java-version: ${{matrix.java}}
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ jobs:
   windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: zulu
         java-version: 8
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         java: [8, 11, 17]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: zulu
         java-version: ${{matrix.java}}
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: zulu
         java-version: 11
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ jobs:
   clirr:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: zulu
         java-version: 8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/samples.yaml b/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
index d5d964df1..de737e92a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ jobs:
   checkstyle:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           java-version: 8
       - name: Run checkstyle
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4cd3e3095..6b7a6c2ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [2.2.8](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/compare/v2.2.7...v2.2.8) (2022-03-02)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-dependencies to v2.8.0 ([#822](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/issues/822)) ([be1ca4b](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/commit/be1ca4bd7bdaa017ac44d0257e762f4acf174bd6))
+
 ### [2.2.7](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/compare/v2.2.6...v2.2.7) (2022-03-01)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aac48ee74..9524c895a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ If you are using Maven without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.6</version>
+  <version>2.2.7</version>
 </dependency>
 
 ```
@@ -55,20 +55,20 @@ 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:24.3.0')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:24.4.0')
 
 implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-speech'
 ```
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-speech:2.2.6'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-speech:2.2.7'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-speech" % "2.2.6"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-speech" % "2.2.7"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/google-cloud-speech-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-speech-bom/pom.xml
index a05dee84c..db3a63be0 100644
--- a/google-cloud-speech-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-speech-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+  <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -53,37 +53,37 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.86.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.86.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.86.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.86.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.86.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.86.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.86.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.86.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-speech/pom.xml b/google-cloud-speech/pom.xml
index 0b0c073ce..007b5fba8 100644
--- a/google-cloud-speech/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-speech/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+  <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Speech</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech</url>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-speech</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
index 4205d7e2c..7a6f20492 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
index 7b26098f0..46f25d772 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.86.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.86.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
index 80171c13c..d3016570a 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.86.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.86.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 58b3a26c7..b4758acb4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+  <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud speech Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech</url>
   <description>
@@ -149,43 +149,43 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.86.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.86.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.86.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.86.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.86.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.86.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.86.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.86.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
index fc95b429d..bcbf70816 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-speech-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
index 419f5ba62..f0fc00dd6 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.86.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.86.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
index 5ee8285c6..8436fb973 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.86.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.86.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.8</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index e3b4639f3..b6edbacbb 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-speech</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.6</version>
+      <version>2.2.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END speech_install_without_bom] -->
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 1ed471be0..468025701 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.7</version>
+      <version>2.2.8</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
     <dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 2bff96bd8..0102c934d 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-speech:2.2.7:2.2.7
-grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.2.7:2.2.7
-grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:0.86.7:0.86.7
-grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:0.86.7:0.86.7
-proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.2.7:2.2.7
-proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:0.86.7:0.86.7
-proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:0.86.7:0.86.7
+google-cloud-speech:2.2.8:2.2.8
+grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.2.8:2.2.8
+grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:0.86.8:0.86.8
+grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:0.86.8:0.86.8
+proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.2.8:2.2.8
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