diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc9874ff75..7a2522dc8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ To add a dependency on one of the connectors using Maven, use the following:
   <groupId>com.google.cloud.bigdataoss</groupId>
   <!-- Cloud Storage: -->
   <artifactId>gcs-connector</artifactId>
-  <version>hadoop2-2.1.7</version>
+  <version>hadoop2-2.1.8</version>
   <!-- or, for BigQuery: -->
   <artifactId>bigquery-connector</artifactId>
   <version>hadoop2-1.1.6</version>
diff --git a/bigquery/pom.xml b/bigquery/pom.xml
index 60e2b9a155..677670eb29 100644
--- a/bigquery/pom.xml
+++ b/bigquery/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.bigdataoss</groupId>
     <artifactId>bigdataoss-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.1.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/coverage/pom.xml b/coverage/pom.xml
index 56bc0c16b9..df917519ed 100644
--- a/coverage/pom.xml
+++ b/coverage/pom.xml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.bigdataoss</groupId>
     <artifactId>bigdataoss-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.1.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>coverage</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.1.8</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <profiles>
diff --git a/gcs/CHANGES.md b/gcs/CHANGES.md
index 2cd516258c..31490528af 100644
--- a/gcs/CHANGES.md
+++ b/gcs/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+### 2.1.8 - 2022-05-30
+
+1.  prevent clobbering of SSL trustCertificates
+
 ### 2.1.7 - 2022-02-03
 
 1.  Enable TCP keep alive by default.
diff --git a/gcs/pom.xml b/gcs/pom.xml
index 0c60608fa9..1adf0c5b5a 100644
--- a/gcs/pom.xml
+++ b/gcs/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.bigdataoss</groupId>
     <artifactId>bigdataoss-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.1.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   </description>
 
   <artifactId>gcs-connector</artifactId>
-  <version>${hadoop.identifier}-2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>${hadoop.identifier}-2.1.8</version>
 
   <profiles>
     <profile>
diff --git a/gcsio/pom.xml b/gcsio/pom.xml
index f867d16197..c66b9ee59d 100644
--- a/gcsio/pom.xml
+++ b/gcsio/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.bigdataoss</groupId>
     <artifactId>bigdataoss-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.1.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   </description>
 
   <artifactId>gcsio</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.1.8</version>
 
   <profiles>
     <profile>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e3cedd21b8..30aede7063 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.cloud.bigdataoss</groupId>
   <artifactId>bigdataoss-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.1.8</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <url>https://github.com/GoogleCloudDataproc/hadoop-connectors</url>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
     <gpg.skip>true</gpg.skip>
 
-    <bigdataoss.version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</bigdataoss.version>
+    <bigdataoss.version>2.1.8</bigdataoss.version>
     <bigquery-connector.version>1.1.7-SNAPSHOT</bigquery-connector.version>
 
     <!-- Keep in sync with Hadoop dependencies -->
diff --git a/util-hadoop/pom.xml b/util-hadoop/pom.xml
index 3a58798de2..01fa3bb333 100644
--- a/util-hadoop/pom.xml
+++ b/util-hadoop/pom.xml
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.bigdataoss</groupId>
     <artifactId>bigdataoss-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.1.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
   <name>util-hadoop-${hadoop.identifier}</name>
 
   <artifactId>util-hadoop</artifactId>
-  <version>${hadoop.identifier}-2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>${hadoop.identifier}-2.1.8</version>
 
   <profiles>
     <profile>
diff --git a/util/pom.xml b/util/pom.xml
index 041bfd2e00..46df98c56f 100644
--- a/util/pom.xml
+++ b/util/pom.xml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.bigdataoss</groupId>
     <artifactId>bigdataoss-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.1.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>util</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.1.8</version>
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>