diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index 7649651ccd..459487d388 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: sha256:264c6d5da60ff1684fbdd2b268d6a3ffca2038246e0948a06f15ca0c3cf28ce8
+  digest: sha256:ae72564aa9c368b9ccd96f4af21f87889fd83b9e60635b80844deb5a2ccd08aa
diff --git a/.kokoro/dependencies.sh b/.kokoro/dependencies.sh
index d7476cfe97..bd8960246f 100755
--- a/.kokoro/dependencies.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/dependencies.sh
@@ -57,54 +57,3 @@ retry_with_backoff 3 10 \
     -Dclirr.skip=true
 
 mvn -B dependency:analyze -DfailOnWarning=true
-
-echo "****************** DEPENDENCY LIST COMPLETENESS CHECK *******************"
-## Run dependency list completeness check
-function completenessCheck() {
-  # Output dep list with compile scope generated using the original pom
-  # Running mvn dependency:list on Java versions that support modules will also include the module of the dependency.
-  # This is stripped from the output as it is not present in the flattened pom.
-  # Only dependencies with 'compile' or 'runtime' scope are included from original dependency list.
-  msg "Generating dependency list using original pom..."
-  mvn dependency:list -f pom.xml -DincludeScope=runtime -Dsort=true | grep '\[INFO]    .*:.*:.*:.*:.*' | sed -e 's/ --.*//' >.org-list.txt
-
-  # Output dep list generated using the flattened pom (only 'compile' and 'runtime' scopes)
-  msg "Generating dependency list using flattened pom..."
-  mvn dependency:list -f .flattened-pom.xml -DincludeScope=runtime -Dsort=true | grep '\[INFO]    .*:.*:.*:.*:.*' >.new-list.txt
-
-  # Compare two dependency lists
-  msg "Comparing dependency lists..."
-  diff .org-list.txt .new-list.txt >.diff.txt
-  if [[ $? == 0 ]]
-    then
-      msg "Success. No diff!"
-  else
-    msg "Diff found. See below: "
-    msg "You can also check .diff.txt file located in $1."
-    cat .diff.txt
-    return 1
-  fi
-}
-
-# Allow failures to continue running the script
-set +e
-
-error_count=0
-for path in **/.flattened-pom.xml
-do
-  # Check flattened pom in each dir that contains it for completeness
-  dir=$(dirname "$path")
-  pushd "$dir"
-  completenessCheck "$dir"
-  error_count=$(($error_count + $?))
-  popd
-done
-
-if [[ $error_count == 0 ]]
-then
-  msg "All checks passed."
-  exit 0
-else
-  msg "Errors found. See log statements above."
-  exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 879c1a6079..97b62e5ad7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.8.23](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.8.22...v2.8.23) (2022-10-24)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update dependency io.grpc:grpc-bom to v1.50.2 ([#990](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/990)) ([42b1081](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/42b108100173041925cc705f596f388bab26d954))
+* Update dependency org.easymock:easymock to v5 ([#980](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/issues/980)) ([64be350](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/commit/64be350d3713af1a95ca51997194a15c7292f7ae))
+
 ## [2.8.22](https://github.com/googleapis/java-core/compare/v2.8.21...v2.8.22) (2022-10-19)
 
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
index 95b30c953a..829a5297e8 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-core-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.8.22</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.23</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -63,17 +63,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.22</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.23</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.22</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.23</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.22</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+        <version>2.8.23</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-core-grpc/pom.xml b/google-cloud-core-grpc/pom.xml
index 0bb177e815..ccbf08d1c4 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core-grpc/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-core-grpc/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core-grpc</artifactId>
-  <version>2.8.22</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.23</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Core gRPC</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-core</url>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-core-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.22</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.23</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core-grpc</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/google-cloud-core-http/pom.xml b/google-cloud-core-http/pom.xml
index 0827db5f8c..6483b4a6d9 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core-http/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-core-http/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core-http</artifactId>
-  <version>2.8.22</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.23</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Core HTTP</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-core</url>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-core-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.22</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.23</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core-http</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/google-cloud-core/pom.xml b/google-cloud-core/pom.xml
index e14863df00..6cba3559df 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-  <version>2.8.22</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.23</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Core</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-core</url>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-core-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.22</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+    <version>2.8.23</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-core</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2e96adc9bb..b7b8ec15db 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-core-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.8.22</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
+  <version>2.8.23</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-core:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Core Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-core</url>
   <description>
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@
     <google.auth.version>1.12.1</google.auth.version>
     <google.api.version>2.0.0</google.api.version>
     <google.http.version>1.42.2</google.http.version>
-    <grpc.version>1.50.1</grpc.version>
+    <grpc.version>1.50.2</grpc.version>
     <protobuf.version>3.21.8</protobuf.version>
     <opencensus.version>0.31.1</opencensus.version>
     <annotations-api.version>1.3.2</annotations-api.version>
     <guava.version>31.1-jre</guava.version>
     <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
     <truth.version>1.1.3</truth.version>
-    <easymock.version>4.3</easymock.version>
+    <easymock.version>5.0.1</easymock.version>
     <findbugs.version>3.0.2</findbugs.version>
     <threetenbp.version>1.6.3</threetenbp.version>
     <objenesis.version>3.3</objenesis.version>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 0e5c17779f..96401b9ac3 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-core:2.8.22:2.8.22
+google-cloud-core:2.8.23:2.8.23