diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ea8e8140e..5b2096cdb9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquerystorage'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquerystorage:2.43.0'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquerystorage:2.44.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-bigquerystorage" % "2.43.0"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-bigquerystorage" % "2.44.0"
 ```
 <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ 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-bigquerystorage/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-bigquerystorage.svg
-[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/2.43.0
+[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/2.44.0
 [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/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 809eb53a11..92137f8559 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.json</groupId>
         <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-        <version>20230618</version>
+        <version>20231013</version>
       </dependency>