diff --git a/.github/release-please.yml b/.github/release-please.yml
index 57101cfe..8ca7f9ca 100644
--- a/.github/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/release-please.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,3 @@
-branches:
-  - branch: 2.1.0-sp
-    bumpMinorPreMajor: true
-    handleGHRelease: true
-    releaseType: java-lts
-  - bumpMinorPreMajor: true
-    handleGHRelease: true
-    releaseType: java-yoshi
-    branch: java7
-  - bumpMinorPreMajor: true
-    handleGHRelease: true
-    releaseType: java-backport
-    branch: 3.1.x
-  - bumpMinorPreMajor: true
-    handleGHRelease: true
-    releaseType: java-backport
-    branch: 3.2.x
 bumpMinorPreMajor: true
 handleGHRelease: true
 releaseType: java-yoshi
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f640ffb..d2f96092 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ If you are using Maven, add this to your pom.xml file:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-monitoring</artifactId>
-  <version>3.14.0</version>
+  <version>3.16.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-monitoring:3.14.0'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-monitoring:3.16.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-monitoring" % "3.14.0"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-monitoring" % "3.16.0"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication