diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-language/.release-please-manifest.json b/packages/google-cloud-language/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8388fe105166..9c62c130a854 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-language/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-language/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "2.8.0"
+    ".": "2.8.1"
 }
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-language/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google-cloud-language/CHANGELOG.md
index 711c039422f1..0ec4d2ff161d 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-language/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-language/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-language/#history
 
+## [2.8.1](https://github.com/googleapis/python-language/compare/v2.8.0...v2.8.1) (2023-01-20)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Add context manager return types ([a26c418](https://github.com/googleapis/python-language/commit/a26c418a54cb26825c9c539282ed37cb9d9eac0c))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Add documentation for enums ([a26c418](https://github.com/googleapis/python-language/commit/a26c418a54cb26825c9c539282ed37cb9d9eac0c))
+
 ## [2.8.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-language/compare/v2.7.0...v2.8.0) (2023-01-10)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-language/google/cloud/language/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-language/google/cloud/language/gapic_version.py
index e248a9caf415..15e84ffdaf8d 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-language/google/cloud/language/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-language/google/cloud/language/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.8.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.8.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-language/google/cloud/language_v1/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-language/google/cloud/language_v1/gapic_version.py
index e248a9caf415..15e84ffdaf8d 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-language/google/cloud/language_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-language/google/cloud/language_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.8.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.8.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-language/google/cloud/language_v1beta2/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-language/google/cloud/language_v1beta2/gapic_version.py
index e248a9caf415..15e84ffdaf8d 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-language/google/cloud/language_v1beta2/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-language/google/cloud/language_v1beta2/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.8.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.8.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.language.v1.json b/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.language.v1.json
index 936a8b703ba1..692fa6a242d1 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.language.v1.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.language.v1.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-language",
-    "version": "0.1.0"
+    "version": "2.8.1"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.language.v1beta2.json b/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.language.v1beta2.json
index a4368f2d433a..8c3a1b378322 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.language.v1beta2.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.language.v1beta2.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-language",
-    "version": "0.1.0"
+    "version": "2.8.1"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {