diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index 4ca0036da..288e39489 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: sha256:27b1b1884dce60460d7521b23c2a73376cba90c0ef3d9f0d32e4bdb786959cfd
+  digest: sha256:9de537d592b60e5eac73b374a28263969bae91ecdb29b445e894576fbf54851c
diff --git a/.kokoro/environment_tests.sh b/.kokoro/environment_tests.sh
index 579c57731..cb2da7203 100755
--- a/.kokoro/environment_tests.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/environment_tests.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ if [[ "${ENVIRONMENT}" == "kubernetes" ]]; then
   mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
   mv ./kubectl ~/.local/bin
   export PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin
+  # install auth plugin
+  gcloud components install gke-gcloud-auth-plugin -q
+  export USE_GKE_GCLOUD_AUTH_PLUGIN=True
 fi
 
 # create a unique id for this run
diff --git a/.kokoro/requirements.in b/.kokoro/requirements.in
index 924f94ae6..a5010f77d 100644
--- a/.kokoro/requirements.in
+++ b/.kokoro/requirements.in
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pycparser==2.21
 pyperclip==1.8.2
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
 requests==2.27.1
-certifi==2022.9.24
+certifi==2022.12.7
 importlib-metadata==4.8.3
 zipp==3.6.0
 google_api_core==2.8.2
diff --git a/.kokoro/requirements.txt b/.kokoro/requirements.txt
index 71fcafc70..15c404aa5 100644
--- a/.kokoro/requirements.txt
+++ b/.kokoro/requirements.txt
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ cachetools==4.2.4 \
     # via
     #   -r requirements.in
     #   google-auth
-certifi==2022.9.24 \
-    --hash=sha256:0d9c601124e5a6ba9712dbc60d9c53c21e34f5f641fe83002317394311bdce14 \
-    --hash=sha256:90c1a32f1d68f940488354e36370f6cca89f0f106db09518524c88d6ed83f382
+certifi==2022.12.7 \
+    --hash=sha256:35824b4c3a97115964b408844d64aa14db1cc518f6562e8d7261699d1350a9e3 \
+    --hash=sha256:4ad3232f5e926d6718ec31cfc1fcadfde020920e278684144551c91769c7bc18
     # via
     #   -r requirements.in
     #   requests
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b4d82b329..b81f57152 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.13.7](https://github.com/googleapis/java-logging/compare/v3.13.6...v3.13.7) (2022-12-19)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Install auth plugin on gke environment tests ([#1232](https://github.com/googleapis/java-logging/issues/1232)) ([d18bbba](https://github.com/googleapis/java-logging/commit/d18bbba07bc44e1bdc231a9ad0eaa258fb94081d))
+
 ## [3.13.6](https://github.com/googleapis/java-logging/compare/v3.13.5...v3.13.6) (2022-12-07)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ece49cf4..79ef79ba4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ If you are using Maven with [BOM][libraries-bom], add this to your pom.xml file:
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
-      <version>26.1.5</version>
+      <version>26.2.0</version>
       <type>pom</type>
       <scope>import</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ If you are using Maven without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-logging</artifactId>
-  <version>3.13.5</version>
+  <version>3.13.6</version>
 </dependency>
 
 ```
@@ -51,20 +51,20 @@ 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:26.1.5')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.2.0')
 
 implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-logging'
 ```
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-logging:3.13.5'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-logging:3.13.6'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-logging" % "3.13.5"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-logging" % "3.13.6"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/google-cloud-logging-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-logging-bom/pom.xml
index daaa3bcc4..2d89d3162 100644
--- a/google-cloud-logging-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-logging-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-logging-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>3.13.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
+  <version>3.13.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -53,17 +53,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-logging</artifactId>
-        <version>3.13.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
+        <version>3.13.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>0.102.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2:current} -->
+        <version>0.102.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-logging-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>0.102.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-logging-v2:current} -->
+        <version>0.102.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-logging-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-logging/pom.xml b/google-cloud-logging/pom.xml
index 7ae5f9318..bdea041ee 100644
--- a/google-cloud-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-logging/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-logging</artifactId>
-  <version>3.13.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
+  <version>3.13.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Logging</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-logging</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-logging-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.13.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
+    <version>3.13.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-logging</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/google-cloud-logging/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/Instrumentation.java b/google-cloud-logging/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/Instrumentation.java
index 871ace744..05d54c71a 100644
--- a/google-cloud-logging/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/Instrumentation.java
+++ b/google-cloud-logging/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/logging/Instrumentation.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public final class Instrumentation {
   // See
   // https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/blob/main/docs/customizing.md#updating-arbitrary-files
   // {x-version-update-start:google-cloud-logging:current}
-  public static final String DEFAULT_INSTRUMENTATION_VERSION = "3.13.6";
+  public static final String DEFAULT_INSTRUMENTATION_VERSION = "3.13.7";
   // {x-version-update-end}
   public static final String INSTRUMENTATION_LOG_NAME = "diagnostic-log";
   public static final int MAX_DIAGNOSTIC_VALUE_LENGTH = 14;
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2/pom.xml
index 9997d8842..8bb3cafdc 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>0.102.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2:current} -->
+  <version>0.102.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-logging-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.13.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
+    <version>3.13.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1cdb899a8..f85c0a156 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-logging-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>3.13.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
+  <version>3.13.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Logging Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-logging</url>
   <description>
@@ -61,17 +61,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-logging-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>0.102.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-logging-v2:current} -->
+        <version>0.102.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-logging-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>0.102.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2:current} -->
+        <version>0.102.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-logging</artifactId>
-        <version>3.13.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
+        <version>3.13.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-logging-v2/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-logging-v2/pom.xml
index 065dcb05e..36b3c9644 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-logging-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-logging-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-logging-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>0.102.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-logging-v2:current} -->
+  <version>0.102.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-logging-v2:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-logging-v2</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-logging-v2</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-logging-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.13.6</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
+    <version>3.13.7</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-logging:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index ec1136a10..990db7dfd 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-logging</artifactId>
-      <version>3.13.5</version>
+      <version>3.13.6</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END logging_install_without_bom] -->
 
diff --git a/samples/native-image-sample/pom.xml b/samples/native-image-sample/pom.xml
index b072dc9a9..50f61675f 100644
--- a/samples/native-image-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/native-image-sample/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>26.1.5</version>
+        <version>26.2.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 9dce4a661..6633fd1f1 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-logging</artifactId>
-      <version>3.13.6</version>
+      <version>3.13.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 3aac0fccb..e3d29cd51 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>26.1.5</version>
+        <version>26.2.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 91bfdf6a7..3c0c3b656 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-logging:3.13.6:3.13.6
-grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2:0.102.6:0.102.6
-proto-google-cloud-logging-v2:0.102.6:0.102.6
+google-cloud-logging:3.13.7:3.13.7
+grpc-google-cloud-logging-v2:0.102.7:0.102.7
+proto-google-cloud-logging-v2:0.102.7:0.102.7