diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-language/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google-cloud-language/CHANGELOG.md
index fba7c6ceae7..659b3a54722 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-language/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-language/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@google-cloud/language?activeTab=versions
 
+### [4.2.1](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-language/compare/v4.2.0...v4.2.1) (2020-11-07)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* do not modify options object, use defaultScopes ([#528](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-language/issues/528)) ([f689a4e](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-language/commit/f689a4e03818471731509f12c9049b7cc6c849cd))
+
 ## [4.2.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/nodejs-language/compare/v4.1.1...v4.2.0) (2020-10-16)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-language/package.json b/packages/google-cloud-language/package.json
index 86925d80f0c..feefa4dfba6 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-language/package.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-language/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/language",
   "description": "Google Cloud Natural Language API client for Node.js",
-  "version": "4.2.0",
+  "version": "4.2.1",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/package.json b/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/package.json
index 20acfc2b83e..02c91cf9dd5 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/package.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/automl": "^2.0.0",
     "mathjs": "^8.0.0",
-    "@google-cloud/language": "^4.2.0",
+    "@google-cloud/language": "^4.2.1",
     "@google-cloud/storage": "^5.0.0",
     "yargs": "^16.0.0"
   },