diff --git a/java-speech/README.md b/java-speech/README.md
index 13a5ba77c218..1f47226156be 100644
--- a/java-speech/README.md
+++ b/java-speech/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ If you are using Maven without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-  <version>2.5.9</version>
+  <version>2.6.0</version>
 </dependency>
 
 ```
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-speech'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-speech:2.5.9'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-speech:2.6.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-speech" % "2.5.9"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-speech" % "2.6.0"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/java-speech/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-speech/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 43cb6ae5253e..2394e90dcb0e 100644
--- a/java-speech/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-speech/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.9</version>
+      <version>2.6.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- [END speech_install_without_bom] -->
     <dependency>