diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 966a8744a..be4eab769 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-bigquery/#history
 
 
+### [2.23.1](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-bigquery/compare/v2.23.0...v2.23.1) (2021-07-28)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* `insert_rows()` accepts float column values as strings again ([#824](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-bigquery/issues/824)) ([d9378af](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-bigquery/commit/d9378af13add879118a1d004529b811f72c325d6))
+
 ## [2.23.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-bigquery/compare/v2.22.1...v2.23.0) (2021-07-27)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/bigquery/version.py b/google/cloud/bigquery/version.py
index 416bf20ed..0195d572c 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigquery/version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigquery/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.23.0"
+__version__ = "2.23.1"