diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d16543734..2793d5f9e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,36 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.144.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/compare/v1.143.1...v1.144.0) (2025-12-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add keepalive feature to tear down streams in their absence ([#2605](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/issues/2605)) ([99aca4f](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/commit/99aca4f3fd1792b02da78320bed39e53dc8af23c))
+* Make v1 the default protocolVersion ([#2623](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/issues/2623)) ([12f014d](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/commit/12f014d9030b2472e508fa75a71f43e671a64583))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** Update the Java code generator (gapic-generator-java) to 2.64.2 ([b4b7f83](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/commit/b4b7f839b2be1ce003667018a10d9c460e4b63b1))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update actions/checkout action to v5 ([#2613](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/issues/2613)) ([a69ffdd](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/commit/a69ffdd9ecb5dae557a847ae7ec5c1a06431bef7))
+* Update actions/checkout action to v6 ([#2619](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/issues/2619)) ([6cd2bb6](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/commit/6cd2bb6e9c927dd192833efc7c3549dfa9c84f57))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquery to v2.56.0 ([#2617](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/issues/2617)) ([13d5e3d](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/commit/13d5e3d8e4069a0e94db3cf825eb821d06cc9345))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-core to v2.62.1 ([#2608](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/issues/2608)) ([fee0500](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/commit/fee0500bf6a0e309ca5f162810e22a2ca4c5b7eb))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-core to v2.62.2 ([#2632](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/issues/2632)) ([2d567d1](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/commit/2d567d16f7f546586156e2e2ee17c433fbec5fc2))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage to v2.60.0 ([#2610](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/issues/2610)) ([1cae247](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/commit/1cae247322fff1b6588a4b523e601e41a4284c64))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:sdk-platform-java-config to v3.54.2 ([#2633](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/issues/2633)) ([5081aac](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/commit/5081aac1fc26fcaca004c730982d0e56ed36e32f))
+* Update dependency com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util to v4.33.1 ([#2612](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/issues/2612)) ([e92debc](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/commit/e92debccf9e87971c2d9fee34baffb4b534f24a3))
+* Update dependency com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util to v4.33.2 ([#2625](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/issues/2625)) ([900783f](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/commit/900783ff8b135b42088c37b48cdc1a7ee44d4e08))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Add the IDENTIFIER field behavior annotation to fields of Cloud Pub/Sub methods that represent a specific identity and need to be sourced with additional care ([b4b7f83](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/commit/b4b7f839b2be1ce003667018a10d9c460e4b63b1))
+
 ## [1.143.1](https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub/compare/v1.143.0...v1.143.1) (2025-11-13)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32a73a37e..ab3b726af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/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:1.143.1'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-pubsub:1.144.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-pubsub" % "1.143.1"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-pubsub" % "1.144.0"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 [kokoro-badge-link-5]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-pubsub/java11.html
 [stability-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/stability-stable-green
 [maven-version-image]: https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-pubsub.svg
-[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-pubsub/1.143.1
+[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-pubsub/1.144.0
 [authentication]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java#authentication
 [auth-scopes]: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/scopes
 [predefined-iam-roles]: https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles#predefined_roles
diff --git a/google-cloud-pubsub-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-pubsub-bom/pom.xml
index 4ee7f8d1a..7379b0a88 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pubsub-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-pubsub-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>1.143.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+  <version>1.144.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-        <version>1.143.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+        <version>1.144.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.125.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.126.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.125.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.126.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-pubsub/pom.xml b/google-cloud-pubsub/pom.xml
index 12330b5e7..01fabe334 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pubsub/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-pubsub/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-  <version>1.143.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+  <version>1.144.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Pub/Sub</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.143.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+    <version>1.144.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-pubsub</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml
index 7068bf3f2..a4bd081fe 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>1.125.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
+  <version>1.126.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.143.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+    <version>1.144.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 690ae576e..caf1bba2e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.143.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+  <version>1.144.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Pub/Sub Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsub</url>
   <description>
@@ -69,17 +69,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.125.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.126.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.125.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.126.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-        <version>1.143.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+        <version>1.144.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Test dependencies -->
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml
index 5762aa3e3..ac3984e73 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>1.125.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
+  <version>1.126.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.143.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
+    <version>1.144.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-pubsub:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index ab388762c..75794ce65 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-      <version>1.143.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.144.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 246517706..36b939a61 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-pubsub:1.143.1:1.143.2-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:1.125.1:1.125.2-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:1.125.1:1.125.2-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-pubsub:1.144.0:1.144.0
+grpc-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:1.126.0:1.126.0
+proto-google-cloud-pubsub-v1:1.126.0:1.126.0