diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/CHANGELOG.md
index 52a91d905745..2512837327c5 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-speech/#history
 
+## [2.5.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-speech/compare/v2.4.1...v2.5.0) (2021-07-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add always_use_jwt_access ([#191](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-speech/issues/191)) ([0d84445](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-speech/commit/0d8444543138f45445fc7995eccd5655376e0bfc))
+
 ### [2.4.1](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-speech/compare/v2.4.0...v2.4.1) (2021-06-21)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/setup.py b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/setup.py
index 461e6e2d776d..a34d03a528d8 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/setup.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 name = "google-cloud-speech"
 description = "Google Cloud Speech API client library"
-version = "2.4.1"
+version = "2.5.0"
 # Should be one of:
 # 'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha'
 # 'Development Status :: 4 - Beta'