diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01902cc977..6530ba55fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigtable'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigtable:2.27.3'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigtable:2.27.4'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-bigtable" % "2.27.3"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-bigtable" % "2.27.4"
 ```
 <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ 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-bigtable/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-bigtable.svg
-[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-bigtable/2.27.3
+[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-bigtable/2.27.4
 [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
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/it/BigtableInstanceAdminClientIT.java b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/it/BigtableInstanceAdminClientIT.java
index 01d0280d13..3b47ca8377 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/it/BigtableInstanceAdminClientIT.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/admin/v2/it/BigtableInstanceAdminClientIT.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.test_helpers.env.PrefixGenerator;
 import com.google.cloud.bigtable.test_helpers.env.TestEnvRule;
 import java.util.List;
-import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.ClassRule;
@@ -317,8 +316,6 @@ public void createClusterWithAutoscalingTest() {
       assertThat(cluster.getAutoscalingMaxServeNodes()).isEqualTo(4);
       assertThat(cluster.getAutoscalingCpuPercentageTarget()).isEqualTo(20);
       assertThat(cluster.getStorageUtilizationGibPerNode()).isEqualTo(9200);
-    } catch (Exception e) {
-      Assert.fail("error in the test" + e.getMessage());
     } finally {
       client.deleteInstance(newInstanceId);
     }
@@ -452,8 +449,6 @@ public void createClusterWithAutoscalingAndPartialUpdateTest() {
       assertThat(retrievedUpdatedCluster.getAutoscalingMaxServeNodes()).isEqualTo(5);
       assertThat(retrievedUpdatedCluster.getAutoscalingCpuPercentageTarget()).isEqualTo(45);
       assertThat(retrievedUpdatedCluster.getStorageUtilizationGibPerNode()).isEqualTo(2560);
-    } catch (Exception e) {
-      Assert.fail("error in the test: " + e.getMessage());
     } finally {
       client.deleteInstance(newInstanceId);
     }
@@ -485,8 +480,6 @@ public void createClusterWithManualScalingTest() {
       assertThat(cluster.getAutoscalingMinServeNodes()).isEqualTo(0);
       assertThat(cluster.getAutoscalingCpuPercentageTarget()).isEqualTo(0);
       assertThat(cluster.getStorageUtilizationGibPerNode()).isEqualTo(0);
-    } catch (Exception e) {
-      Assert.fail("error in the test: " + e.getMessage());
     } finally {
       client.deleteInstance(newInstanceId);
     }