diff --git a/java-speech/CHANGELOG.md b/java-speech/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b32addce40b..4235dc1e2701 100644
--- a/java-speech/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/java-speech/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.6.1](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1) (2022-10-07)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage to v2.13.0 ([#971](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/issues/971)) ([0b1c6f2](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/commit/0b1c6f22d874f2770656bc0e44a628a9583c4ee3))
+
 ## [2.6.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/compare/v2.5.9...v2.6.0) (2022-10-04)
 
 
diff --git a/java-speech/google-cloud-speech-bom/pom.xml b/java-speech/google-cloud-speech-bom/pom.xml
index 8c42e00c6af8..7caa55a1cce0 100644
--- a/java-speech/google-cloud-speech-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-speech/google-cloud-speech-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -53,47 +53,47 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.90.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.90.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.90.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.90.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/java-speech/google-cloud-speech/pom.xml b/java-speech/google-cloud-speech/pom.xml
index b95ffabd7436..2da237779ad7 100644
--- a/java-speech/google-cloud-speech/pom.xml
+++ b/java-speech/google-cloud-speech/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-  <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Speech</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech</url>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-speech</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml b/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
index 41408e6c50d8..c6f175cae5c1 100644
--- a/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml b/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
index dfa9decde3eb..cb37e53a5895 100644
--- a/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.90.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.90.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml b/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
index b21eff61d9db..bb6cfb511ec1 100644
--- a/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.90.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.90.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2/pom.xml b/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2/pom.xml
index 52df39fbdb20..1948fc333e3b 100644
--- a/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/java-speech/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2</name>
   <description>GRPC library for google-cloud-speech</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-speech/pom.xml b/java-speech/pom.xml
index 724c4875ff1d..41616a908712 100644
--- a/java-speech/pom.xml
+++ b/java-speech/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud speech Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech</url>
   <description>
@@ -149,47 +149,47 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.90.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.90.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.90.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.90.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml b/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
index 9ce366d02b7f..e07d1b7f1ae0 100644
--- a/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-speech-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml b/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
index deafb9a54e99..a86da01a3a66 100644
--- a/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.90.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.90.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml b/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
index 06a8eaa309e8..bddd970e9502 100644
--- a/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.90.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.90.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v2/pom.xml b/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v2/pom.xml
index c838e83ab261..b8b5d6fe54b6 100644
--- a/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v2/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v2</artifactId>
-  <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-speech-v2</name>
   <description>Proto library for google-cloud-speech</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-speech/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-speech/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index a00cf4f83070..e47241ea6334 100644
--- a/java-speech/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-speech/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>2.6.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-speech/versions.txt b/java-speech/versions.txt
index 0e71b6935bde..a7b9cd7fa3dd 100644
--- a/java-speech/versions.txt
+++ b/java-speech/versions.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-speech:2.6.0:2.6.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.6.0:2.6.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:0.90.0:0.90.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:0.90.0:0.90.1-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.6.0:2.6.1-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:0.90.0:0.90.1-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:0.90.0:0.90.1-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-speech-v2:2.6.0:2.6.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2:2.6.0:2.6.1-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-speech:2.6.1:2.6.1
+grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.6.1:2.6.1
+grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:0.90.1:0.90.1
+grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:0.90.1:0.90.1
+proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.6.1:2.6.1
+proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:0.90.1:0.90.1
+proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:0.90.1:0.90.1
+proto-google-cloud-speech-v2:2.6.1:2.6.1
+grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2:2.6.1:2.6.1