diff --git a/java-workflows/google-cloud-workflows-bom/pom.xml b/java-workflows/google-cloud-workflows-bom/pom.xml
index 6639e10c68b1..6f073cb17775 100644
--- a/java-workflows/google-cloud-workflows-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflows/google-cloud-workflows-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-workflows-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -58,27 +58,27 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-workflows</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta</artifactId>
-        <version>0.7.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:current} -->
+        <version>0.7.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta</artifactId>
-        <version>0.7.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:current} -->
+        <version>0.7.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/java-workflows/google-cloud-workflows/pom.xml b/java-workflows/google-cloud-workflows/pom.xml
index 7501cca1ea60..babbf3bf5dee 100644
--- a/java-workflows/google-cloud-workflows/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflows/google-cloud-workflows/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-workflows</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Workflows</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-workflows</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-workflows-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-workflows</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/java-workflows/grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1/pom.xml b/java-workflows/grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1/pom.xml
index 6569784a630b..ac5fd86a02b7 100644
--- a/java-workflows/grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflows/grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for google-cloud-workflows</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-workflows-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-workflows/grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta/pom.xml b/java-workflows/grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta/pom.xml
index 9b1b26352325..ba40376e20c7 100644
--- a/java-workflows/grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflows/grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta</artifactId>
-  <version>0.7.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:current} -->
+  <version>0.7.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta</name>
   <description>GRPC library for google-cloud-workflows</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-workflows-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-workflows/pom.xml b/java-workflows/pom.xml
index 737c2594da01..7be1738f7e80 100644
--- a/java-workflows/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflows/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-workflows-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Workflows Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-</url>
   <description>
@@ -61,27 +61,27 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-workflows</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta</artifactId>
-        <version>0.7.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:current} -->
+        <version>0.7.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta</artifactId>
-        <version>0.7.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:current} -->
+        <version>0.7.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/java-workflows/proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1/pom.xml b/java-workflows/proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1/pom.xml
index 29316026d30a..19dd85479a2c 100644
--- a/java-workflows/proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflows/proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1</name>
   <description>Proto library for google-cloud-workflows</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-workflows-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-workflows/proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta/pom.xml b/java-workflows/proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta/pom.xml
index b214632705f6..1648a57260f2 100644
--- a/java-workflows/proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflows/proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta</artifactId>
-  <version>0.7.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:current} -->
+  <version>0.7.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta</name>
   <description>Proto library for google-cloud-workflows</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-workflows-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
+    <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflows:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-workflows/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-workflows/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 9fc5cb95ebce..411bbd6c22df 100644
--- a/java-workflows/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflows/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-workflows</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.7</version>
+      <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
diff --git a/java-workflows/versions.txt b/java-workflows/versions.txt
index f8bbbf46373f..9c5e8cac20e7 100644
--- a/java-workflows/versions.txt
+++ b/java-workflows/versions.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-workflows:2.1.7:2.1.7
-grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:0.7.7:0.7.7
-grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1:2.1.7:2.1.7
-proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:0.7.7:0.7.7
-proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1:2.1.7:2.1.7
+google-cloud-workflows:2.1.7:2.1.8-SNAPSHOT
+grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:0.7.7:0.7.8-SNAPSHOT
+grpc-google-cloud-workflows-v1:2.1.7:2.1.8-SNAPSHOT
+proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1beta:0.7.7:0.7.8-SNAPSHOT
+proto-google-cloud-workflows-v1:2.1.7:2.1.8-SNAPSHOT