diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2b7d1dc62..538b6b122 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,20 +59,20 @@ If you are using Maven without the BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 If you are using Gradle 5.x or later, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.40.0')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.41.0')
 
 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:2.39.0'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage:2.40.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-storage" % "2.39.0"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-storage" % "2.40.0"
 ```
 <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
@@ -343,6 +343,12 @@ Samples are in the [`samples/`](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/tree/
 | Set Public Access Prevention Enforced | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/bucket/SetPublicAccessPreventionEnforced.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/bucket/SetPublicAccessPreventionEnforced.java) |
 | Set Public Access Prevention Inherited | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/bucket/SetPublicAccessPreventionInherited.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/bucket/SetPublicAccessPreventionInherited.java) |
 | Set Retention Policy | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/bucket/SetRetentionPolicy.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/bucket/SetRetentionPolicy.java) |
+| Create Folder | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/control/v2/CreateFolder.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/control/v2/CreateFolder.java) |
+| Create Hierarchical Namespace Bucket | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/control/v2/CreateHierarchicalNamespaceBucket.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/control/v2/CreateHierarchicalNamespaceBucket.java) |
+| Delete Folder | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/control/v2/DeleteFolder.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/control/v2/DeleteFolder.java) |
+| Get Folder | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/control/v2/GetFolder.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/control/v2/GetFolder.java) |
+| List Folders | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/control/v2/ListFolders.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/control/v2/ListFolders.java) |
+| Rename Folder | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/control/v2/RenameFolder.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/control/v2/RenameFolder.java) |
 | Activate Hmac Key | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/hmac/ActivateHmacKey.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/hmac/ActivateHmacKey.java) |
 | Create Hmac Key | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/hmac/CreateHmacKey.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/hmac/CreateHmacKey.java) |
 | Deactivate Hmac Key | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/blob/main/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/hmac/DeactivateHmacKey.java) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/storage/hmac/DeactivateHmacKey.java) |
@@ -498,7 +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/2.39.0
+[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-storage/2.40.0
 [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-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/GrpcStorageOptions.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/GrpcStorageOptions.java
index 38acf8283..92081e03e 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/GrpcStorageOptions.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/GrpcStorageOptions.java
@@ -600,7 +600,13 @@ public GrpcStorageOptions.Builder setBlobWriteSessionConfig(
     @BetaApi
     @Override
     public GrpcStorageOptions build() {
-      return new GrpcStorageOptions(this, defaults());
+      GrpcStorageOptions options = new GrpcStorageOptions(this, defaults());
+      // TODO: Remove when https://github.com/googleapis/sdk-platform-java/issues/2911 is resolved
+      if (options.getUniverseDomain() != null) {
+        this.setHost("https://storage." + options.getUniverseDomain());
+        return new GrpcStorageOptions(this, defaults());
+      }
+      return options;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/ITGrpcTest.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/ITGrpcTest.java
index 24ac6a0b6..4d6f0aa08 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/ITGrpcTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/ITGrpcTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.google.cloud.storage.it;
 
+import static com.google.cloud.storage.TestUtils.assertAll;
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
 import com.google.api.gax.paging.Page;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
 import com.google.cloud.storage.Storage.CopyRequest;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.Storage.CreateHmacKeyOption;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.Storage.ListHmacKeysOption;
+import com.google.cloud.storage.StorageOptions;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.TransportCompatibility.Transport;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.it.runner.StorageITRunner;
 import com.google.cloud.storage.it.runner.annotations.Backend;
@@ -246,4 +248,15 @@ public void lockBucketRetentionPolicy() {
       s.delete(bucket.getName());
     }
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGrpcUniverseDomainMatchesHost() throws Exception {
+    Storage storage =
+        StorageOptions.grpc().setUniverseDomain("my-universe-domain.com").build().getService();
+    assertAll(
+        () -> assertThat(storage.getOptions().getUniverseDomain().equals("my-universe-domain.com")),
+        () ->
+            assertThat(
+                storage.getOptions().getHost().equals("https://storage.my-universe-domain.com")));
+  }
 }