diff --git a/v2/.release-please-manifest.json b/v2/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5c0e717..f695015 100644
--- a/v2/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/v2/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "v2": "2.9.0"
+    "v2": "2.9.1"
 }
diff --git a/v2/CHANGES.md b/v2/CHANGES.md
index a163ff4..5ea3ef8 100644
--- a/v2/CHANGES.md
+++ b/v2/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.9.1](https://github.com/googleapis/gax-go/compare/v2.9.0...v2.9.1) (2023-05-23)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **v2:** drop cloud lro test dep ([#276](https://github.com/googleapis/gax-go/issues/276)) ([c67eeba](https://github.com/googleapis/gax-go/commit/c67eeba0f10a3294b1d93c1b8fbe40211a55ae5f)), refs [#270](https://github.com/googleapis/gax-go/issues/270)
+
 ## [2.9.0](https://github.com/googleapis/gax-go/compare/v2.8.0...v2.9.0) (2023-05-22)
 
 
diff --git a/v2/internal/version.go b/v2/internal/version.go
index ec2b85e..f85e708 100644
--- a/v2/internal/version.go
+++ b/v2/internal/version.go
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@
 package internal
 
 // Version is the current tagged release of the library.
-const Version = "2.9.0"
+const Version = "2.9.1"