diff --git a/java-video-transcoder/CHANGELOG.md b/java-video-transcoder/CHANGELOG.md
index d71b05d40bea..e454a7b3a7d6 100644
--- a/java-video-transcoder/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/java-video-transcoder/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.5](https://github.com/googleapis/java-video-transcoder/compare/v1.2.4...v1.2.5) (2022-10-05)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* update protobuf to v3.21.7 ([f1c292a](https://github.com/googleapis/java-video-transcoder/commit/f1c292ae52e7dbf86167fb6feb3606f699d01362))
+
 ## [1.2.4](https://github.com/googleapis/java-video-transcoder/compare/v1.2.3...v1.2.4) (2022-10-03)
 
 
diff --git a/java-video-transcoder/google-cloud-video-transcoder-bom/pom.xml b/java-video-transcoder/google-cloud-video-transcoder-bom/pom.xml
index d748bc5d5adb..9976b659a4f6 100644
--- a/java-video-transcoder/google-cloud-video-transcoder-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-video-transcoder/google-cloud-video-transcoder-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-video-transcoder-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
+  <version>1.2.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -57,17 +57,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-video-transcoder</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
+        <version>1.2.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.2.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.2.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/java-video-transcoder/google-cloud-video-transcoder/pom.xml b/java-video-transcoder/google-cloud-video-transcoder/pom.xml
index e7ac26e6919d..cf2075a032d8 100644
--- a/java-video-transcoder/google-cloud-video-transcoder/pom.xml
+++ b/java-video-transcoder/google-cloud-video-transcoder/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-video-transcoder</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
+  <version>1.2.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Video Transcoder</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-video-transcoder</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-video-transcoder-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
+    <version>1.2.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-video-transcoder</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/java-video-transcoder/grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/pom.xml b/java-video-transcoder/grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/pom.xml
index 0835c81331b7..b1235a72fb7c 100644
--- a/java-video-transcoder/grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-video-transcoder/grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:current} -->
+  <version>1.2.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for google-cloud-video-transcoder</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-video-transcoder-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
+    <version>1.2.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-video-transcoder/pom.xml b/java-video-transcoder/pom.xml
index add4874f42b5..77840c1369c6 100644
--- a/java-video-transcoder/pom.xml
+++ b/java-video-transcoder/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-video-transcoder-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
+  <version>1.2.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
   <name>Google Video Transcoder Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-</url>
   <description>
@@ -61,17 +61,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-video-transcoder</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
+        <version>1.2.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.2.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.2.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/java-video-transcoder/proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/pom.xml b/java-video-transcoder/proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/pom.xml
index 288702f420c5..643a24078609 100644
--- a/java-video-transcoder/proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-video-transcoder/proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:current} -->
+  <version>1.2.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1</name>
   <description>Proto library for google-cloud-video-transcoder</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-video-transcoder-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
+    <version>1.2.5</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-video-transcoder:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-video-transcoder/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-video-transcoder/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index ed4ecf4de1f6..192e596091da 100644
--- a/java-video-transcoder/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-video-transcoder/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-video-transcoder</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.2.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
diff --git a/java-video-transcoder/versions.txt b/java-video-transcoder/versions.txt
index 22588e512f20..c701278a8c08 100644
--- a/java-video-transcoder/versions.txt
+++ b/java-video-transcoder/versions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-video-transcoder:1.2.4:1.2.5-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:1.2.4:1.2.5-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:1.2.4:1.2.5-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-video-transcoder:1.2.5:1.2.5
+grpc-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:1.2.5:1.2.5
+proto-google-cloud-video-transcoder-v1:1.2.5:1.2.5