diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index 11fe20466..8058621d8 100644
--- a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
+++ b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 docker:
   image: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/owlbot-java:latest
-  digest: sha256:6e2fc7eba84c3100cde964ebcfd0e553d4664ec4a74989c978a143812785ff23
-# created: 2023-10-03T23:18:35.620358763Z
+  digest: sha256:4875b2142cb4325542ba4f3175a81921c4b2b8256db012b220e3ca9637b34154
+# created: 2023-10-24T01:51:42.863726766Z
diff --git a/.kokoro/requirements.txt b/.kokoro/requirements.txt
index 59de49234..c5c11bbe7 100644
--- a/.kokoro/requirements.txt
+++ b/.kokoro/requirements.txt
@@ -470,9 +470,9 @@ typing-extensions==4.7.1 \
     --hash=sha256:440d5dd3af93b060174bf433bccd69b0babc3b15b1a8dca43789fd7f61514b36 \
     --hash=sha256:b75ddc264f0ba5615db7ba217daeb99701ad295353c45f9e95963337ceeeffb2
     # via -r requirements.in
-urllib3==1.26.17 \
-    --hash=sha256:24d6a242c28d29af46c3fae832c36db3bbebcc533dd1bb549172cd739c82df21 \
-    --hash=sha256:94a757d178c9be92ef5539b8840d48dc9cf1b2709c9d6b588232a055c524458b
+urllib3==1.26.18 \
+    --hash=sha256:34b97092d7e0a3a8cf7cd10e386f401b3737364026c45e622aa02903dffe0f07 \
+    --hash=sha256:f8ecc1bba5667413457c529ab955bf8c67b45db799d159066261719e328580a0
     # via
     #   google-auth
     #   requests
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5529c86c..85fd16e08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-datastore'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-datastore:2.17.3'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-datastore:2.17.4'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-datastore" % "2.17.3"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-datastore" % "2.17.4"
 ```
 <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ 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-datastore/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-datastore.svg
-[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-datastore/2.17.3
+[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-datastore/2.17.4
 [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