diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index b94f3df9f..ab46db83e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "2.23.0"
+    ".": "2.23.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ea8a8525d..0731c14a3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-bigtable/#history
 
+## [2.23.1](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/compare/v2.23.0...v2.23.1) (2024-04-15)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Use insecure grpc channel with emulator ([#946](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/issues/946)) ([aa31706](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/commit/aa3170663f9bd09d70c99d4e76c07f7f293ad935))
+
 ## [2.23.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/compare/v2.22.0...v2.23.0) (2024-02-07)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/bigtable/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/bigtable/gapic_version.py
index f01e1d3a5..008f4dd36 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigtable/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigtable/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.23.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.23.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/bigtable_admin/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/bigtable_admin/gapic_version.py
index f01e1d3a5..008f4dd36 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigtable_admin/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigtable_admin/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.23.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.23.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/bigtable_admin_v2/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/bigtable_admin_v2/gapic_version.py
index f01e1d3a5..008f4dd36 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigtable_admin_v2/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigtable_admin_v2/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.23.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.23.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/bigtable_v2/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/bigtable_v2/gapic_version.py
index f01e1d3a5..008f4dd36 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigtable_v2/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigtable_v2/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.23.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.23.1"  # {x-release-please-version}