diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2c62fbc5..22e4b562 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-    ".": "2.17.1"
+    ".": "2.17.2"
 }
   
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dbe74bb0..707c9ece 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-speech/#history
 
+## [2.17.2](https://github.com/googleapis/python-speech/compare/v2.17.1...v2.17.2) (2023-01-30)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Clarify boost usage in Reference ([#486](https://github.com/googleapis/python-speech/issues/486)) ([e75f4a2](https://github.com/googleapis/python-speech/commit/e75f4a26db936b6646240cdca158eb5f7b15b314))
+
 ## [2.17.1](https://github.com/googleapis/python-speech/compare/v2.17.0...v2.17.1) (2023-01-23)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/speech/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/speech/gapic_version.py
index c3950a4a..7f7a51c6 100644
--- a/google/cloud/speech/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/speech/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.17.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.17.2"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/speech_v1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/speech_v1/gapic_version.py
index c3950a4a..7f7a51c6 100644
--- a/google/cloud/speech_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/speech_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.17.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.17.2"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/speech_v1p1beta1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/speech_v1p1beta1/gapic_version.py
index c3950a4a..7f7a51c6 100644
--- a/google/cloud/speech_v1p1beta1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/speech_v1p1beta1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.17.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.17.2"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/speech_v2/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/speech_v2/gapic_version.py
index c3950a4a..7f7a51c6 100644
--- a/google/cloud/speech_v2/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/speech_v2/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.17.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.17.2"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v1.json b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v1.json
index c793efe0..9d5eb6bf 100644
--- a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v1.json
+++ b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v1.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-speech",
-    "version": "0.1.0"
+    "version": "2.17.2"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {
diff --git a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v1p1beta1.json b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v1p1beta1.json
index b51d437c..0cd9418c 100644
--- a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v1p1beta1.json
+++ b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v1p1beta1.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-speech",
-    "version": "0.1.0"
+    "version": "2.17.2"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {
diff --git a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v2.json b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v2.json
index cdf74909..5b1d0af8 100644
--- a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v2.json
+++ b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v2.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-speech",
-    "version": "0.1.0"
+    "version": "2.17.2"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {