diff --git a/generator/src/googleapis/codegen/languages/java/2.0.0/features.json b/generator/src/googleapis/codegen/languages/java/2.0.0/features.json
index b43126f6968..d6b7a7c61fd 100644
--- a/generator/src/googleapis/codegen/languages/java/2.0.0/features.json
+++ b/generator/src/googleapis/codegen/languages/java/2.0.0/features.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "description": "Java libraries for Google APIs.",
   "generator": "java1_15",
   "releaseVersion": "2.0.0",
-  "baseClientLibrary": "2.7.2",
+  "baseClientLibrary": "2.8.1",
   "descriptor_additions": {
     "proguard-config": "proguard-google-api-client.txt",
     "files": [