diff --git a/libraries-bom-protobuf3/pom.xml b/libraries-bom-protobuf3/pom.xml
index 20e09dadf5e..6904ebbe90b 100644
--- a/libraries-bom-protobuf3/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries-bom-protobuf3/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>libraries-bom-protobuf3</artifactId>
-  <version>26.50.0-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:libraries-bom-protobuf3:current} -->
+  <version>26.50.0-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:libraries-bom:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <parent>
diff --git a/release-note-generation/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/ReleaseNoteGeneration.java b/release-note-generation/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/ReleaseNoteGeneration.java
index 4c156643876..b06eb97b9ec 100644
--- a/release-note-generation/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/ReleaseNoteGeneration.java
+++ b/release-note-generation/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/ReleaseNoteGeneration.java
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ private void printKeyCoreLibraryDependencies(Bom bom) {
         .append(versionlessCoordinatesToVersion.get("com.google.cloud:google-cloud-core"))
         .append("\n");
     report
-        .append("If you encounter compatibility issues with protobuf-java 4.x, please update your codebase and dependencies to ensure compatibility. If this is not feasible, you may use libraries-bom-protobuf3 as a workaround. This option utilizes protobuf-java 3.x and provides the same client libraries as libraries-bom.")
+        .append("If you encounter compatibility issues with protobuf-java 4.x, please update your codebase and dependencies to ensure compatibility. If this is not feasible, as a workaround, use libraries-bom-protobuf3 which is compatible with protobuf-java 3.x. libraries-bom-protobuf3 includes the same client libraries and library versions as libraries-bom.")
         .append("\n");
   }
 
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 9417dd243c3..095783f1c44 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@
 
 google-cloud-bom:0.230.0:0.231.0-SNAPSHOT
 libraries-bom:26.49.0:26.50.0-SNAPSHOT
-libraries-bom-protobuf3:26.49.0:26.50.0-SNAPSHOT
 java-cloud-bom-tests:0.45.0:0.46.0-SNAPSHOT
 full-convergence-check:0.48.0:0.49.0-SNAPSHOT