diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 236d539c94..49bcf77cac 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:2.29.0'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigtable:2.29.1'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-bigtable" % "2.29.0"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-bigtable" % "2.29.1"
 ```
 <!-- {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/2.29.0
+[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-bigtable/2.29.1
 [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/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6bdc65436b..abf5ece3db 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -286,12 +286,6 @@
                         <sourceFileExclude>**/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/stub/readrows/**</sourceFileExclude>
                         <sourceFileExclude>**/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/stub/metrics/**</sourceFileExclude>
                     </sourceFileExcludes>
-
-                    <!-- Enable external linking -->
-                    <links>
-                        <link>https://googleapis.dev/java/gax/${gax.version}/</link>
-                        <link>https://googleapis.github.io/api-common-java/${google.api-common.version}/apidocs/</link>
-                    </links>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>