diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-speech/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google-cloud-speech/CHANGELOG.md
index 2512837327c5..ca3b9ad95133 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-speech/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-speech/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-speech/#history
 
+### [2.5.1](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-speech/compare/v2.5.0...v2.5.1) (2021-07-21)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** pin 'google-{api,cloud}-core', 'google-auth' to allow 2.x versions ([#210](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-speech/issues/210)) ([44d3f5b](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-speech/commit/44d3f5b221955f196c41f9fdb74f2dbc0ea1c83d))
+
 ## [2.5.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-speech/compare/v2.4.1...v2.5.0) (2021-07-01)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-speech/setup.py b/packages/google-cloud-speech/setup.py
index e6b2a76293a6..c20e1252cf52 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-speech/setup.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-speech/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 name = "google-cloud-speech"
 description = "Google Cloud Speech API client library"
-version = "2.5.0"
+version = "2.5.1"
 # Should be one of:
 # 'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha'
 # 'Development Status :: 4 - Beta'