diff --git a/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.sh b/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.sh
index 813e5d543..9e3e719a6 100755
--- a/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fi
 pushd $(dirname "$0")/../../
 
 # install docuploader package
-python3 -m pip install --require-hashes -r .kokoro/requirements.txt
+python3 -m pip install gcp-docuploader
 
 # compile all packages
 mvn clean install -B -q -DskipTests=true
diff --git a/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc11.sh b/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc11.sh
index 87ce89a5e..4a0c46461 100755
--- a/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc11.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc11.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fi
 pushd $(dirname "$0")/../../
 
 # install docuploader package
-python3 -m pip install --require-hashes -r .kokoro/requirements.txt
+python3 -m pip install gcp-docuploader
 
 # compile all packages
 mvn clean install -B -q -DskipTests=true
diff --git a/.kokoro/release/stage.sh b/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
index ed86181e1..77dc4e8f0 100755
--- a/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 set -eo pipefail
 
 # Start the releasetool reporter
-requirementsFile=$(realpath $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../requirements.txt)
-python3 -m pip install --require-hashes -r $requirementsFile
+python3 -m pip install gcp-releasetool
 python3 -m releasetool publish-reporter-script > /tmp/publisher-script; source /tmp/publisher-script
 
 source $(dirname "$0")/common.sh
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b356db770..132bd9635 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ 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:26.1.3')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.1.4')
 
 implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-firestore'
 ```
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c3d6ad248..05ee0d7ba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.5</version>
+        <version>3.0.6</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index f6b9748d0..221040d42 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     ":maintainLockFilesDisabled",
     ":autodetectPinVersions"
   ],
-  "ignorePaths": [".kokoro/requirements.txt"],
   "packageRules": [
     {
       "packagePatterns": [