feat: creating java backport (#1120)

* feat: creating java backport

* 🦉 Updates from OwlBot post-processor

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.github/release-please.yml

@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ branches:
     handleGHRelease: true
     releaseType: java-backport
     branch: 1.114.x
+  - bumpMinorPreMajor: true
+    handleGHRelease: true
+    releaseType: java-backport
+    branch: 1.116.x

.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml

@@ -66,6 +66,22 @@ branchProtectionRules:
       - Kokoro - Against Pub/Sub Lite samples
       - cla/google
       - OwlBot Post Processor
+  - pattern: 1.116.x
+    isAdminEnforced: true
+    requiredApprovingReviewCount: 1
+    requiresCodeOwnerReviews: true
+    requiresStrictStatusChecks: false
+    requiredStatusCheckContexts:
+      - dependencies (8)
+      - dependencies (11)
+      - lint
+      - clirr
+      - units (8)
+      - units (11)
+      - 'Kokoro - Test: Integration'
+      - Kokoro - Against Pub/Sub Lite samples
+      - cla/google
+      - OwlBot Post Processor
 permissionRules:
   - team: yoshi-admins
     permission: admin

README.md

@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-pubsub'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-pubsub:1.116.4'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-pubsub:1.117.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-pubsub" % "1.116.4"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-pubsub" % "1.117.0"
 ```
 
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