diff --git a/java-speech/CHANGELOG.md b/java-speech/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e39cfe884ed..8b32addce40b 100644
--- a/java-speech/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/java-speech/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.6.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/compare/v2.5.9...v2.6.0) (2022-10-04)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* added Speech-to-Text V2 API proto ([7a00dfa](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/commit/7a00dfa3b624d75eb25953cb15b8bd9a6923c284))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* [owlbot-java] samples do not need deploy plugin and deps upgrade ([#1583](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/issues/1583)) ([#965](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/issues/965)) ([580861f](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/commit/580861f3a36157f144525213644809dfbe8d45e4))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-dependencies to v3.0.4 ([#970](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/issues/970)) ([1ed2f89](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/commit/1ed2f892b1201e3f3e3ad48d5bbf36908484ade7))
+
 ## [2.5.9](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/compare/v2.5.8...v2.5.9) (2022-09-26)
 
 
diff --git a/java-speech/google-cloud-speech-bom/pom.xml b/java-speech/google-cloud-speech-bom/pom.xml
index b787fbecbfb5..4f17e0d83f6c 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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.0</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>0.89.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.0</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>0.89.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.0</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>0.89.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.0</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>0.89.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.0</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 d95804e1ad77..9c058e494d00 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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.0</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 0ccca2cb6049..770b29fcc793 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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.0</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 4b3f8ef1a392..8a3af2505bcb 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>0.89.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.90.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.0</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 0994467319a4..1dff035bf4fa 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>0.89.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.90.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.0</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 b1ef6d2f4e87..f546e554295e 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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-speech/pom.xml b/java-speech/pom.xml
index fef6e2603ae9..e9d4a44db6cc 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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.89.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.0</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>0.89.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.6.0</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>0.89.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.0</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>0.89.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.90.0</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 286bc00f85b9..6e1327681598 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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.0</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 7a7196f411d7..8e57ca1debdf 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>0.89.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.90.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.0</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 c16c15bde69e..4876f7998796 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>0.89.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.90.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.0</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 81dac881176e..e077be16e458 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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v2:current} -->
+  <version>2.6.0</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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.6.0</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 04b587aeac75..c22df7b78b1e 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>2.5.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>2.6.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-speech/versions.txt b/java-speech/versions.txt
index 4d57c0f7c056..c8193b950860 100644
--- a/java-speech/versions.txt
+++ b/java-speech/versions.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-speech:2.5.9:2.5.10-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.5.9:2.5.10-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:0.89.9:0.89.10-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:0.89.9:0.89.10-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.5.9:2.5.10-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:0.89.9:0.89.10-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:0.89.9:0.89.10-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-speech-v2:2.5.9:2.5.10-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2:2.5.9:2.5.10-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-speech:2.6.0:2.6.0
+grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.6.0:2.6.0
+grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:0.90.0:0.90.0
+grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:0.90.0:0.90.0
+proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.6.0:2.6.0
+proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:0.90.0:0.90.0
+proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:0.90.0:0.90.0
+proto-google-cloud-speech-v2:2.6.0:2.6.0
+grpc-google-cloud-speech-v2:2.6.0:2.6.0