diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/.release-please-manifest.json b/packages/google-cloud-python-speech/.release-please-manifest.json
index 22e4b562ad33..fb1c7659ffa6 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 @@
 {
-    ".": "2.17.2"
+    ".": "2.17.3"
 }
   
\ 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 707c9eceeb3b..c9c3cab06b27 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
 
+## [2.17.3](https://github.com/googleapis/python-speech/compare/v2.17.2...v2.17.3) (2023-02-02)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* **v1:** Clarified boost usage ([#491](https://github.com/googleapis/python-speech/issues/491)) ([8a2a41a](https://github.com/googleapis/python-speech/commit/8a2a41ad40c5dd6282b4774b13b62a1af85f7f15))
+
 ## [2.17.2](https://github.com/googleapis/python-speech/compare/v2.17.1...v2.17.2) (2023-01-30)
 
 
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 7f7a51c626af..36f3d159300d 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__ = "2.17.2"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.17.3"  # {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 7f7a51c626af..36f3d159300d 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__ = "2.17.2"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.17.3"  # {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 7f7a51c626af..36f3d159300d 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__ = "2.17.2"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.17.3"  # {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 7f7a51c626af..36f3d159300d 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__ = "2.17.2"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.17.3"  # {x-release-please-version}