diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 882f663e6b..7a538514d0 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "2.17.0"
+    ".": "2.17.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 602974f2c1..1512ce064b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-firestore/#history
 
 
+## [2.17.1](https://github.com/googleapis/python-firestore/compare/v2.17.0...v2.17.1) (2024-08-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Allow protobuf 5.x ([#919](https://github.com/googleapis/python-firestore/issues/919)) ([3a13bf9](https://github.com/googleapis/python-firestore/commit/3a13bf960cc1f463843b6372d2e5eb0ab4c2e75f))
+
 ## [2.17.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-firestore/compare/v2.16.1...v2.17.0) (2024-07-12)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/firestore/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/firestore/gapic_version.py
index 8d4f4cfb61..c3950a4a3f 100644
--- a/google/cloud/firestore/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/firestore/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.17.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.17.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/firestore_admin_v1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/firestore_admin_v1/gapic_version.py
index 8d4f4cfb61..c3950a4a3f 100644
--- a/google/cloud/firestore_admin_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/firestore_admin_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.17.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.17.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/firestore_bundle/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/firestore_bundle/gapic_version.py
index 8d4f4cfb61..c3950a4a3f 100644
--- a/google/cloud/firestore_bundle/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/firestore_bundle/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.17.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.17.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/firestore_v1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/firestore_v1/gapic_version.py
index 8d4f4cfb61..c3950a4a3f 100644
--- a/google/cloud/firestore_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/firestore_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.17.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.17.1"  # {x-release-please-version}