diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index f7b843e6..30fdb7b9 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 # For syntax help see:
 # https://help.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/about-code-owners#codeowners-syntax
 
-# The @googleapis/api-bigquery is the default owner for changes in this repo
-*                       @googleapis/yoshi-java @googleapis/api-bigquery
-**/*.java               @googleapis/api-bigquery
+*                       @googleapis/yoshi-java
 
 # The java-samples-reviewers team is the default owner for samples changes
 samples/**/*.java       @googleapis/java-samples-reviewers
diff --git a/.repo-metadata.json b/.repo-metadata.json
index 50353efe..93435cae 100644
--- a/.repo-metadata.json
+++ b/.repo-metadata.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     "repo": "googleapis/java-bigqueryconnection",
     "repo_short": "java-bigqueryconnection",
     "distribution_name": "com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection",
-    "codeowner_team": "@googleapis/api-bigquery",
     "api_id": "bigqueryconnection.googleapis.com",
     "requires_billing": true,
     "library_type": "GAPIC_AUTO"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b046bf71..b3c30f6c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [2.2.4](https://github.com/googleapis/java-bigqueryconnection/compare/v2.2.3...v2.2.4) (2022-04-21)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util to v3.20.1 ([#681](https://github.com/googleapis/java-bigqueryconnection/issues/681)) ([fb72338](https://github.com/googleapis/java-bigqueryconnection/commit/fb72338fa68ad7a3ac3609bd56c1a88717c7311d))
+
 ### [2.2.3](https://github.com/googleapis/java-bigqueryconnection/compare/v2.2.2...v2.2.3) (2022-04-15)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0795b1b..b6f63c1c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ If you are using Maven, add this to your pom.xml file:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-bigqueryconnection</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.2</version>
+  <version>2.2.3</version>
 </dependency>
 
 ```
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ If you are using Maven, add this to your pom.xml file:
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:2.2.2'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:2.2.3'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-bigqueryconnection" % "2.2.2"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-bigqueryconnection" % "2.2.3"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-bom/pom.xml
index e68c55bc..2db34d0f 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
+  <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.2</version>
+    <version>1.3.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>Google Cloud BigQuery Connections BOM</name>
@@ -52,27 +52,27 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-bigqueryconnection</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.10.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.10.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.10.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.10.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.12</version>
+        <version>1.6.13</version>
         <extensions>true</extensions>
         <configuration>
           <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigqueryconnection/pom.xml b/google-cloud-bigqueryconnection/pom.xml
index 1520f796..6e47ed3a 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigqueryconnection/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-bigqueryconnection/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-bigqueryconnection</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
+  <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud BigQuery Connections</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-bigqueryconnection</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-bigqueryconnection</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1/pom.xml
index dd36e91c..ed8e2f80 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1/pom.xml
index 2bff77c2..d6f636f6 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.10.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.10.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 824dc59f..a4133d2d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
+  <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud BigQuery Connections Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-bigqueryconnection</url>
   <description>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.2</version>
+    <version>1.3.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <developers>
@@ -62,27 +62,27 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-bigqueryconnection</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.10.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.10.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.10.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.10.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.6.12</version>
+          <version>1.6.13</version>
           <extensions>true</extensions>
           <configuration>
             <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3.2</version>
+        <version>3.4.0</version>
         <reportSets>
           <reportSet>
             <id>html</id>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1/pom.xml
index f6e2024d..011260e4 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1/pom.xml
index 56b7701f..0007b428 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.10.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.10.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
+    <version>2.2.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 77f68d82..a44c9a88 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-bigqueryconnection</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.2</version>
+      <version>2.2.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END bigqueryconnection_install_without_bom] -->
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>3.20.0</version>
+      <version>3.20.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/samples/pom.xml b/samples/pom.xml
index cf4de5bf..037e37f8 100644
--- a/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.12</version>
+        <version>1.6.13</version>
         <configuration>
           <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index bc2d0627..b089fa4e 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-bigqueryconnection</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.3</version>
+      <version>2.2.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>3.20.0</version>
+      <version>3.20.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index f1b5b373..80cd38ae 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-bigqueryconnection</artifactId>
       <!-- TODO: REMOVE VERSION SPECIFIED BELOW WHEN THE CLIENT GOES GA-->
-      <version>2.2.2</version>
+      <version>2.2.3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-      <version>3.20.0</version>
+      <version>3.20.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index bc75af27..ddd39fe6 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:2.2.3:2.2.3
-grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:2.2.3:2.2.3
-grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:0.10.3:0.10.3
-proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:2.2.3:2.2.3
-proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:0.10.3:0.10.3
+google-cloud-bigqueryconnection:2.2.4:2.2.4
+grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:2.2.4:2.2.4
+grpc-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:0.10.4:0.10.4
+proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1:2.2.4:2.2.4
+proto-google-cloud-bigqueryconnection-v1beta1:0.10.4:0.10.4