diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/.release-please-manifest.json b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2c62fbc51d4c..22e4b562ad33 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-    ".": "2.17.1"
+    ".": "2.17.2"
 }
   
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/CHANGELOG.md
index dbe74bb0b336..707c9eceeb3b 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
 
+## [2.17.2](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/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/google/cloud/speech/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/google/cloud/speech/gapic_version.py
index c3950a4a3f51..7f7a51c626af 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/google/cloud/speech/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/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/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/google/cloud/speech_v1/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/google/cloud/speech_v1/gapic_version.py
index c3950a4a3f51..7f7a51c626af 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/google/cloud/speech_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/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/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/google/cloud/speech_v1p1beta1/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/google/cloud/speech_v1p1beta1/gapic_version.py
index c3950a4a3f51..7f7a51c626af 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/google/cloud/speech_v1p1beta1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/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/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/google/cloud/speech_v2/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/google/cloud/speech_v2/gapic_version.py
index c3950a4a3f51..7f7a51c626af 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/google/cloud/speech_v2/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/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/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v1.json b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v1.json
index c793efe0e3c8..9d5eb6bfe6a6 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v1.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/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/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v1p1beta1.json b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v1p1beta1.json
index b51d437c94b0..0cd9418c10de 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v1p1beta1.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/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/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v2.json b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v2.json
index cdf74909cdd7..5b1d0af8cc05 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.speech.v2.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/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": [
     {