diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 62757901a..d2aebb214 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,32 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.39.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/compare/v1.38.1...v1.39.0) (2021-02-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add http.status_code attribute to all Spans that have at least a low level http response ([#986](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/issues/986)) ([fb02042](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/commit/fb02042ac216379820950879cea45d06eec5278c))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* deprecate obsolete utility methods ([#1231](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/issues/1231)) ([8f95371](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/commit/8f95371cf5681fbc67bd598d74089f38742a1177))
+* refactor to use StandardCharsets ([#1243](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/issues/1243)) ([03ec798](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/commit/03ec798d7637ff454614415be7b324cd8dc7c77c))
+* remove old broken link ([#1275](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/issues/1275)) ([12f80e0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/commit/12f80e09e71a41b967db548ab93cab2e3f4e549c)), closes [#1278](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/issues/1278)
+* remove unused logger ([#1228](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/issues/1228)) ([779d383](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/commit/779d3832ffce741b7c4055a14855ce8755695fce))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Jackson is unable to maintain stable Javadocs ([#1265](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/issues/1265)) ([9e8fcff](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/commit/9e8fcfffc6d92505528aff0a89c169bf3e812c41))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java to v3.15.1 ([#1270](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/issues/1270)) ([213726a](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/commit/213726a0b65f35fdc65713027833d22b553bbc20))
+* update OpenCensus to 0.28.0 for consistency with gRPC ([#1242](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/issues/1242)) ([b810d53](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/commit/b810d53c8f63380c1b4f398408cfb47c6ab134cc))
+* version manage error_prone_annotations to 2.5.1 ([#1268](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/issues/1268)) ([6a95f6f](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/commit/6a95f6f2494a9dafd968d212b15c9b329416864f))
+
 ### [1.38.1](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client/compare/v1.38.0...v1.38.1) (2021-01-12)
 
 
diff --git a/google-http-client-android-test/pom.xml b/google-http-client-android-test/pom.xml
index 04998f413..51d6e3a53 100644
--- a/google-http-client-android-test/pom.xml
+++ b/google-http-client-android-test/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>google-http-client</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-http-client-android-test</artifactId>
   <name>Test project for google-http-client-android.</name>
-  <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-android-test:current} -->
+  <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-android-test:current} -->
   <packaging>apk</packaging>
 
   <build>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-http-client-android</artifactId>
-      <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-android:current} -->
+      <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-android:current} -->
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <artifactId>android</artifactId>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-http-client-test</artifactId>
-      <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-test:current} -->
+      <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-test:current} -->
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
diff --git a/google-http-client-android/pom.xml b/google-http-client-android/pom.xml
index 2c9d26c4d..9ab015c03 100644
--- a/google-http-client-android/pom.xml
+++ b/google-http-client-android/pom.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-http-client-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>google-http-client-android</artifactId>
-  <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-android:current} -->
+  <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-android:current} -->
   <name>Android Platform Extensions to the Google HTTP Client Library for Java.</name>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/google-http-client-apache-v2/pom.xml b/google-http-client-apache-v2/pom.xml
index a96d280d3..2022ba827 100644
--- a/google-http-client-apache-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/google-http-client-apache-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-http-client-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>google-http-client-apache-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-apache-v2:current} -->
+  <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-apache-v2:current} -->
   <name>Apache HTTP transport v2 for the Google HTTP Client Library for Java.</name>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/google-http-client-appengine/pom.xml b/google-http-client-appengine/pom.xml
index d1d6c9ac3..8bfeb7f6c 100644
--- a/google-http-client-appengine/pom.xml
+++ b/google-http-client-appengine/pom.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-http-client-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>google-http-client-appengine</artifactId>
-  <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-appengine:current} -->
+  <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-appengine:current} -->
   <name>Google App Engine extensions to the Google HTTP Client Library for Java.</name>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/google-http-client-assembly/pom.xml b/google-http-client-assembly/pom.xml
index 6a5ae13a0..6db98d1ed 100644
--- a/google-http-client-assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/google-http-client-assembly/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-http-client-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-http-client-assembly</artifactId>
-  <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-assembly:current} -->
+  <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-assembly:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Assembly for the Google HTTP Client Library for Java</name>
 
diff --git a/google-http-client-bom/pom.xml b/google-http-client-bom/pom.xml
index 8b6fa1ead..3b1cd4d3d 100644
--- a/google-http-client-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-http-client-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-http-client-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-bom:current} -->
+  <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-bom:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Google HTTP Client Library for Java BOM</name>
@@ -63,52 +63,52 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-http-client</artifactId>
-        <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client:current} -->
+        <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-http-client-android</artifactId>
-        <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-android:current} -->
+        <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-android:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-http-client-apache-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-apache-v2:current} -->
+        <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-apache-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-http-client-appengine</artifactId>
-        <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-appengine:current} -->
+        <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-appengine:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-http-client-findbugs</artifactId>
-        <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-findbugs:current} -->
+        <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-findbugs:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-http-client-gson</artifactId>
-        <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-gson:current} -->
+        <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-gson:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-http-client-jackson2</artifactId>
-        <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-jackson2:current} -->
+        <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-jackson2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-http-client-protobuf</artifactId>
-        <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-protobuf:current} -->
+        <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-protobuf:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-http-client-test</artifactId>
-        <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-test:current} -->
+        <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-test:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-http-client-xml</artifactId>
-        <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-xml:current} -->
+        <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-xml:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-http-client-findbugs/pom.xml b/google-http-client-findbugs/pom.xml
index 30ad5682c..ce9ea5d06 100644
--- a/google-http-client-findbugs/pom.xml
+++ b/google-http-client-findbugs/pom.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-http-client-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>google-http-client-findbugs</artifactId>
-  <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-findbugs:current} -->
+  <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-findbugs:current} -->
   <name>Google APIs Client Library Findbugs custom plugin.</name>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/google-http-client-gson/pom.xml b/google-http-client-gson/pom.xml
index 9665206f5..669c08c51 100644
--- a/google-http-client-gson/pom.xml
+++ b/google-http-client-gson/pom.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-http-client-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>google-http-client-gson</artifactId>
-  <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-gson:current} -->
+  <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-gson:current} -->
   <name>GSON extensions to the Google HTTP Client Library for Java.</name>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/google-http-client-jackson2/pom.xml b/google-http-client-jackson2/pom.xml
index 69a19cb25..9f52689f7 100644
--- a/google-http-client-jackson2/pom.xml
+++ b/google-http-client-jackson2/pom.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-http-client-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>google-http-client-jackson2</artifactId>
-  <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-jackson2:current} -->
+  <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-jackson2:current} -->
   <name>Jackson 2 extensions to the Google HTTP Client Library for Java.</name>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/google-http-client-protobuf/pom.xml b/google-http-client-protobuf/pom.xml
index b94aba7ce..cb0d459bc 100644
--- a/google-http-client-protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/google-http-client-protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-http-client-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>google-http-client-protobuf</artifactId>
-  <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-protobuf:current} -->
+  <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-protobuf:current} -->
   <name>Protocol Buffer extensions to the Google HTTP Client Library for Java.</name>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/google-http-client-test/pom.xml b/google-http-client-test/pom.xml
index a2c9a4f0b..56b668fac 100644
--- a/google-http-client-test/pom.xml
+++ b/google-http-client-test/pom.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-http-client-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>google-http-client-test</artifactId>
-  <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-test:current} -->
+  <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-test:current} -->
   <name>Shared classes used for testing of artifacts in the Google HTTP Client Library for Java.</name>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/google-http-client-xml/pom.xml b/google-http-client-xml/pom.xml
index e84833395..2c1caabf2 100644
--- a/google-http-client-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/google-http-client-xml/pom.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-http-client-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>google-http-client-xml</artifactId>
-  <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-xml:current} -->
+  <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-xml:current} -->
   <name>XML extensions to the Google HTTP Client Library for Java.</name>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/google-http-client/pom.xml b/google-http-client/pom.xml
index 2a6fbab7e..dc71150bf 100644
--- a/google-http-client/pom.xml
+++ b/google-http-client/pom.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-http-client-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>google-http-client</artifactId>
-  <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client:current} -->
+  <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client:current} -->
   <name>Google HTTP Client Library for Java</name>
   <description>
     Google HTTP Client Library for Java. Functionality that works on all supported Java platforms,
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0cb83624e..ce087ae92 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-http-client-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
+  <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Parent for the Google HTTP Client Library for Java</name>
   <description>Google HTTP Client Library for Java</description>
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
       - google-api-java-client/google-api-client-assembly/android-properties (make the filenames match the version here)
       - Internally, update the default features.json file
     -->
-    <project.http-client.version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</project.http-client.version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
+    <project.http-client.version>1.39.0</project.http-client.version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
     <project.appengine.version>1.9.71</project.appengine.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.jsr305.version>3.0.2</project.jsr305.version>
diff --git a/samples/dailymotion-simple-cmdline-sample/pom.xml b/samples/dailymotion-simple-cmdline-sample/pom.xml
index 66c31377a..50e340ee1 100644
--- a/samples/dailymotion-simple-cmdline-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/dailymotion-simple-cmdline-sample/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-http-client-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.38.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
+    <version>1.39.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-http-client-parent:current} -->
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>dailymotion-simple-cmdline-sample</artifactId>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index fb3908a6c..9e0415d13 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-http-client:1.38.1:1.38.2-SNAPSHOT
-google-http-client-bom:1.38.1:1.38.2-SNAPSHOT
-google-http-client-parent:1.38.1:1.38.2-SNAPSHOT
-google-http-client-android:1.38.1:1.38.2-SNAPSHOT
-google-http-client-android-test:1.38.1:1.38.2-SNAPSHOT
-google-http-client-apache-v2:1.38.1:1.38.2-SNAPSHOT
-google-http-client-appengine:1.38.1:1.38.2-SNAPSHOT
-google-http-client-assembly:1.38.1:1.38.2-SNAPSHOT
-google-http-client-findbugs:1.38.1:1.38.2-SNAPSHOT
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