diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index aadf54f6438..47a70ea40cf 100644
--- a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
+++ b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 docker:
   image: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/owlbot-java:latest
-  digest: sha256:ad9cabee4c022f1aab04a71332369e0c23841062124818a4490f73337f790337
+  digest: sha256:32851debfefed2b66038e0141f1b5c2103bb59ba80b7475adbc10ef7abab3de7
+# created: 2023-06-22T15:06:52.039318836Z
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index c8f413b0da3..203f9eaccf1 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
     # Disable version updates for Maven dependencies
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 0
+    # we use renovate-bot as well as shared-dependencies BOM to update maven dependencies.
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
     # Disable version updates for pip dependencies
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 0
\ No newline at end of file
+    # If a security vulnerability comes in, we will be notified about 
+    # it via template in the synthtool repository.
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40e4d9beb17..b33f3f4cafe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [6.43.1](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/compare/v6.43.0...v6.43.1) (2023-06-26)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-monitoring to v3.20.0 ([#2492](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2492)) ([faa6807](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/faa68073673e789e35b600dab72152591a647dc6))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-monitoring to v3.21.0 ([#2510](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2510)) ([f10400b](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/f10400baf2d320991e75794250b9e1b2fb218718))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-dependencies to v3.12.0.with temp exclusions. ([#2512](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2512)) ([ce04645](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/ce0464527ef489d351b9086f6bb8922f295f1897))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-trace to v2.19.0 ([#2493](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2493)) ([1dc7cea](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/1dc7cea723658c43b8c8d2e085c964371fb72223))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-trace to v2.20.0 ([#2511](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2511)) ([2ea52ec](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/2ea52ec1cef2468e6c36b76797a3878f270badaa))
+* Update dependency commons-io:commons-io to v2.13.0 ([#2490](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2490)) ([b087b0e](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/b087b0e813cacb4f08d12815d9371fe9c004ca9e))
+* Update dependency org.graalvm.buildtools:junit-platform-native to v0.9.23 ([#2500](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2500)) ([0b794a6](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/0b794a68d57eb990e013fdd05c72eaed868497b0))
+* Update dependency org.graalvm.buildtools:native-maven-plugin to v0.9.23 ([#2501](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2501)) ([9db5c78](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/9db5c7850b53fa10d1856d88908d5e8e95467206))
+* Update dependency org.json:json to v20230618 ([#2504](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2504)) ([8a87fee](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/8a87fee19bb2dd41495a15740893375c8778f71a))
+
 ## [6.43.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/compare/v6.42.3...v6.43.0) (2023-06-07)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42e97d8a1d6..fc55afa49d9 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>26.16.0</version>
+      <version>26.17.0</version>
       <type>pom</type>
       <scope>import</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ If you are using Maven without the BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-  <version>6.42.3</version>
+  <version>6.43.0</version>
 </dependency>
 
 ```
@@ -50,20 +50,20 @@ If you are using Maven without the 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:26.16.0')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.17.0')
 
 implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner'
 ```
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner:6.42.3'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner:6.43.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-spanner" % "6.42.3"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-spanner" % "6.43.0"
 ```
 <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 [kokoro-badge-link-5]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-spanner/java11.html
 [stability-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/stability-stable-green
 [maven-version-image]: https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner.svg
-[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner/6.42.3
+[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner/6.43.0
 [authentication]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java#authentication
 [auth-scopes]: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/scopes
 [predefined-iam-roles]: https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles#predefined_roles
diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml
index 5d323c2796b..8cd35807e01 100644
--- a/google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+  <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -53,48 +53,48 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-executor</artifactId>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner-executor:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner-executor:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
         <type>test-jar</type>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner-executor/pom.xml b/google-cloud-spanner-executor/pom.xml
index af121eb7033..e444c51488a 100644
--- a/google-cloud-spanner-executor/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-spanner-executor/pom.xml
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-executor</artifactId>
-  <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner-executor:current} -->
+  <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner-executor:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Spanner Executor</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
+      <!--   Temp exclusion. Remove next protobuf upgrade (to 3.23.3 or higher)
+         context: https://github.com/googleapis/sdk-platform-java/pull/1791#issuecomment-1601587713-->
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>com.google.j2objc</groupId>
+          <artifactId>j2objc-annotations</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
@@ -82,6 +90,14 @@
       <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
       <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1</artifactId>
       <version>1.4.0</version>
+      <!--   Temp exclusion. Remove next protobuf upgrade (to 3.23.3 or higher)
+         context: https://github.com/googleapis/sdk-platform-java/pull/1791#issuecomment-1601587713-->
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>com.google.j2objc</groupId>
+          <artifactId>j2objc-annotations</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
@@ -119,7 +135,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.12.0</version>
+      <version>2.13.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner/pom.xml b/google-cloud-spanner/pom.xml
index 607b5d471db..e509f06f9cc 100644
--- a/google-cloud-spanner/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-spanner/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-  <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+  <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Spanner</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-spanner</site.installationModule>
@@ -191,6 +191,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
+      <!--   Temp exclusion. Remove next protobuf upgrade (to 3.23.3 or higher)
+         context: https://github.com/googleapis/sdk-platform-java/pull/1791#issuecomment-1601587713-->
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>com.google.j2objc</groupId>
+          <artifactId>j2objc-annotations</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
@@ -359,7 +367,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.json</groupId>
       <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-      <version>20230227</version>
+      <version>20230618</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml
index 26e90b4a97e..32e7a00fb89 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml
index a2aebec2b44..54f0ad007f1 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml
index ea1edce68b5..c69227f7893 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 292cece2f17..83e726de836 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+  <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Spanner Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner</url>
   <description>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <github.global.server>github</github.global.server>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-spanner-parent</site.installationModule>
-    <google.cloud.shared-dependencies.version>3.11.0</google.cloud.shared-dependencies.version>
+    <google.cloud.shared-dependencies.version>3.12.0</google.cloud.shared-dependencies.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
@@ -62,37 +62,37 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-        <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+        <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.truth</groupId>
         <artifactId>truth</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.4</version>
+        <version>1.1.5</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml
index 358f25827d2..28a52198dc6 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml
index 86a806163d9..1637ace674c 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml
index 7701415eaef..64cb1c2549c 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.43.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index cb4bf47e3cb..2f7938bf98b 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <opencensus.version>0.31.1</opencensus.version>
-    <trace.version>2.18.0</trace.version>
-    <cloudmonitoring.version>3.19.0</cloudmonitoring.version>
+    <trace.version>2.20.0</trace.version>
+    <cloudmonitoring.version>3.21.0</cloudmonitoring.version>
   </properties>
 
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-      <version>6.42.3</version>
+      <version>6.43.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END spanner_install_without_bom] -->
     
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.truth</groupId>
       <artifactId>truth</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1.4</version>
+      <version>1.1.5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/native-image/pom.xml b/samples/native-image/pom.xml
index 617ef767c80..29176cf55c0 100644
--- a/samples/native-image/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/native-image/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>26.16.0</version>
+        <version>26.17.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.truth</groupId>
       <artifactId>truth</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1.4</version>
+      <version>1.1.5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.graalvm.buildtools</groupId>
           <artifactId>junit-platform-native</artifactId>
-          <version>0.9.22</version>
+          <version>0.9.23</version>
           <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.graalvm.buildtools</groupId>
             <artifactId>native-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>0.9.22</version>
+            <version>0.9.23</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <mainClass>com.example.spanner.NativeImageSpannerSample</mainClass>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index da25fff348e..3c9105369db 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <opencensus.version>0.31.1</opencensus.version>
-    <trace.version>2.18.0</trace.version>
-    <cloudmonitoring.version>3.19.0</cloudmonitoring.version>
+    <trace.version>2.20.0</trace.version>
+    <cloudmonitoring.version>3.21.0</cloudmonitoring.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-      <version>6.43.0</version>
+      <version>6.43.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
     
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.truth</groupId>
       <artifactId>truth</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1.4</version>
+      <version>1.1.5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 4bb2ac0497d..0cffa140e28 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>26.16.0</version>
+        <version>26.17.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.truth</groupId>
       <artifactId>truth</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1.4</version>
+      <version>1.1.5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 89e9562821f..16a404a936e 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.43.0:6.43.0
-proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.43.0:6.43.0
-proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.43.0:6.43.0
-grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.43.0:6.43.0
-grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.43.0:6.43.0
-grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.43.0:6.43.0
-google-cloud-spanner:6.43.0:6.43.0
-google-cloud-spanner-executor:6.43.0:6.43.0
+proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.43.1:6.43.1
+proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.43.1:6.43.1
+proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.43.1:6.43.1
+grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.43.1:6.43.1
+grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.43.1:6.43.1
+grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.43.1:6.43.1
+google-cloud-spanner:6.43.1:6.43.1
+google-cloud-spanner-executor:6.43.1:6.43.1