diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb2df37f95..df3b377ea5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage:2.40.0'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage:2.40.1'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-storage" % "2.40.0"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-storage" % "2.40.1"
 ```
 <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ 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-storage/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-storage.svg
-[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-storage/2.40.0
+[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-storage/2.40.1
 [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/samples/snippets/src/test/java/com/example/storage/QuickstartSampleIT.java b/samples/snippets/src/test/java/com/example/storage/QuickstartSampleIT.java
index 847ec0d75a..da9fd12b1b 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/src/test/java/com/example/storage/QuickstartSampleIT.java
+++ b/samples/snippets/src/test/java/com/example/storage/QuickstartSampleIT.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import java.util.UUID;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ public void testQuickstartGrpc() throws Exception {
     assertThat(got).contains(String.format("Bucket %s created.", bucketName));
   }
 
+  @Ignore("https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/issues/2612")
   @Test
   public void testQuickstartGrpcDp() throws Exception {
     QuickstartGrpcDpSample.main(bucketName);