diff --git a/java-workflow-executions/CHANGELOG.md b/java-workflow-executions/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e6a995c40b3..97d391c8f877 100644
--- a/java-workflow-executions/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/java-workflow-executions/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.3.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-workflow-executions/compare/v2.2.1...v2.3.0) (2022-07-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Enable REST transport for most of Java and Go clients ([#311](https://github.com/googleapis/java-workflow-executions/issues/311)) ([f42b2d0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-workflow-executions/commit/f42b2d0ef1f55cc72e355199a85d981147f829e0))
+* java template no longer require clirr ([#1469](https://github.com/googleapis/java-workflow-executions/issues/1469)) ([#322](https://github.com/googleapis/java-workflow-executions/issues/322)) ([d4785f7](https://github.com/googleapis/java-workflow-executions/commit/d4785f7c4c7df6971b9e72695f95f8aa3c2e8330))
+
 ## [2.2.1](https://github.com/googleapis/java-workflow-executions/compare/v2.2.0...v2.2.1) (2022-06-27)
 
 
diff --git a/java-workflow-executions/google-cloud-workflow-executions-bom/pom.xml b/java-workflow-executions/google-cloud-workflow-executions-bom/pom.xml
index 5329ce2869c6..4f03bd86ea1a 100644
--- a/java-workflow-executions/google-cloud-workflow-executions-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflow-executions/google-cloud-workflow-executions-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-workflow-executions-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
+  <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -56,27 +56,27 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-workflow-executions</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:current} -->
+        <version>0.7.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:current} -->
+        <version>0.7.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/java-workflow-executions/google-cloud-workflow-executions/pom.xml b/java-workflow-executions/google-cloud-workflow-executions/pom.xml
index 787ba06fae4f..b80943b2929e 100644
--- a/java-workflow-executions/google-cloud-workflow-executions/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflow-executions/google-cloud-workflow-executions/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-workflow-executions</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
+  <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Workflow Executions</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-workflow-executions</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-workflow-executions-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
+    <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-workflow-executions</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/java-workflow-executions/grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1/pom.xml b/java-workflow-executions/grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1/pom.xml
index 86bc0767c135..72a3c00bd1df 100644
--- a/java-workflow-executions/grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflow-executions/grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for google-cloud-workflow-executions</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-workflow-executions-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
+    <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-workflow-executions/grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta/pom.xml b/java-workflow-executions/grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta/pom.xml
index 0d0f49f924d3..41e986210093 100644
--- a/java-workflow-executions/grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflow-executions/grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta</artifactId>
-  <version>0.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:current} -->
+  <version>0.7.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta</name>
   <description>GRPC library for google-cloud-workflow-executions</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-workflow-executions-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
+    <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-workflow-executions/pom.xml b/java-workflow-executions/pom.xml
index 5c7276e8489e..5bdda2c256a0 100644
--- a/java-workflow-executions/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflow-executions/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-workflow-executions-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
+  <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Workflow Executions Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-</url>
   <description>
@@ -61,27 +61,27 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-workflow-executions</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:current} -->
+        <version>0.7.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:current} -->
+        <version>0.7.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/java-workflow-executions/proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1/pom.xml b/java-workflow-executions/proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1/pom.xml
index e7cc31fe6a08..80359ab218ba 100644
--- a/java-workflow-executions/proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflow-executions/proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1</name>
   <description>Proto library for google-cloud-workflow-executions</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-workflow-executions-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
+    <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-workflow-executions/proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta/pom.xml b/java-workflow-executions/proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta/pom.xml
index 983c1e9e7484..c508f8f9ed36 100644
--- a/java-workflow-executions/proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflow-executions/proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta</artifactId>
-  <version>0.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:current} -->
+  <version>0.7.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta</name>
   <description>Proto library for google-cloud-workflow-executions</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-workflow-executions-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
+    <version>2.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-workflow-executions:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-workflow-executions/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-workflow-executions/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 97829196095c..33b125b0bebc 100644
--- a/java-workflow-executions/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-workflow-executions/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-workflow-executions</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>2.3.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
diff --git a/java-workflow-executions/versions.txt b/java-workflow-executions/versions.txt
index 13378f395182..e23978ab9b8c 100644
--- a/java-workflow-executions/versions.txt
+++ b/java-workflow-executions/versions.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-workflow-executions:2.2.1:2.2.2-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:0.6.1:0.6.2-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:2.2.1:2.2.2-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:0.6.1:0.6.2-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:2.2.1:2.2.2-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-workflow-executions:2.3.0:2.3.0
+grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:0.7.0:0.7.0
+grpc-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:2.3.0:2.3.0
+proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1beta:0.7.0:0.7.0
+proto-google-cloud-workflow-executions-v1:2.3.0:2.3.0